ArticleBMC medical education2025
Online learning for crisis response: evaluating reach and perceived knowledge gains from the MOOC "Infection, Prevention, and Control of Acute Respiratory Infections for Healthcare Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (IPC MOOC)".
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- Interventions to Enhance COVID-19 Pandemic Health Literacy in Health Professionals: Systematic Review.JMIR medical education · 2026Pooled it
- Strengthening capacity for pandemic preparedness among health care professionals through interdisciplinary online learning: a participatory mixed-methods evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had challenged healthcare systems worldwide, significantly affecting healthcare workers (HWs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To address the urgent need for infection prevention and control (IPC) training among diverse healthcare roles, the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Infection, Prevention, and Control of Acute Respiratory Infections for Healthcare Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (IPC MOOC)" was developed and implemented in Ecuador. This study aimed to evaluate reach and perceived knowledge gains from the IPC MOOC, focusing on whether successful course completion was influenced by sociodemographic factors or occupational roles (manual vs. intellectual work) and whether satisfaction and perceived learning outcomes differed between these groups. The IPC MOOC was developed through an interdisciplinary collaboration involving experts from the Center for International Health at the LMU Munich University Hospital (CIH
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