Large-scale psychiatry MOOC achieved steady test-score gains despite low completion rate¶

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q2 i? In the First European Psychiatric Association MOOC on CBT, average test scores increased steadily from week 1 to the final week, though only 26% of 7116 enrolled participants completed the course. → Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim 2025

Evidence¶

Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim 2025¶

Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim, Sidi Muhammad Yusoff Azli Shah, Jane Tze Yn Lim, Tuti Iryani Mohd Daud. (2025). Online-Based and Technology-Assisted Psychiatric Education for Trainees: Scoping Review. JMIR Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.2196/64773

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The review describes the First European Psychiatric Association MOOC on CBT, a month-long self-paced course: "the self-paced MOOC had large participation, with 7116 participants enrolling from at least 49 countries. Although the eventual completion rate was 26%, a large number of participants (n=1828) completed the MOOC and the average score for the tests increased steadily from 21.4 out of 25 in the first week to 23.13 out of 25 in the final week."

"the self-paced MOOC had large participation, with 7116 participants enrolling from at least 49 countries. Although the eventual completion rate was 26%, a large number of participants (n=1828) completed the MOOC and the average score for the tests increased steadily from 21.4 out of 25 in the first week to 23.13 out of 25 in the final week"

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