Understanding Dementia (MOOC) by University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Understanding Dementia, is a 9 week online course that builds upon the latest in international research on dementia. It’s free and available for everyone.
Enrollments are open and the course starts 17th August 2015, Monday.
The course have had 33,000 students who have completed the course and finding it highly beneficial.
The course is designed by people with dementia, caregivers, nurses, geriatricians, neurologist, neuroscientist & dementia-specific researchers.
This is a highly interactive course and students will also be able to have access to a team of experts and pose questions on discussion forums within the course on top of the videos and presentations available for them.
Upon completion of the course, students will also receive a certificate.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation recently featured the online course and University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre.
To view the story please click HERE.