Sam Burrough
Massive Open Online Courses offer fantastic opportunities for free development. Whether you work in a specific sector, you're looking to switch careers, or you are responsible for helping other people learn, you ought to take a closer look at what MOOCs have to offer. At PLG we believe that a day without learning is a day wasted and we hate waste, so each month we shine a light on upcoming MOOCs in different sectors to help share the love. This month we're focussing on healthcare. All of the MOOCs on this list will start between May and the end of July 2015.
What do we know and what are we discovering about the form and function of the human brain? Find out with this free online course
Learn more about how your heart works, the causes of heart disease and how to keep your heart healthy with this free online course
his course is aimed at healthcare workers in the National Health Service (NHS) here in the UK. There is an expectation that course participants will have an understanding of how health and social care is delivered in the UK, and a reasonable knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the various workers found in NHS and social care settings.
Basic principles of immunology including the latest topics leading to novel therapeutic approaches.
Understand global blindness and how to plan effective eye care with this free online course for health professionals
Learn how safe and effective medicines are made with this FREE three-week Pharma MOOC on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing delivered by the DIT and GetReskilled.
Learn about Ebola, its symptoms, where it came from and what the current outbreak has taught us, with this free online course.
An entertaining and illuminating course for everyone to explore the impact dentistry has on our lives.
This course is aimed at health care workers in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK who need to understand how to recognise and intervene with a patient whose physical condition deteriorates. There is an expectation that course participants will have an understanding of how health and social care is delivered in the UK, and a reasonable knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the various workers found in NHS and social care settings.
Why do we age? Is there a limit to human lifespan? Can we prolong our lives? Find out with this free online course.
Learn about how your liver works, ways to look after it and how liver damage is caused, studied and treated around the world.
Explore the most pertinent scientific and philosophical concepts for understanding our own minds with this free online course
Learn how a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour gives us new ways to improve mental health and well-being.
Bacteria and Chronic Infections from University of Copenhagen. Take free online classes from 115+ top universities and educational organizations. We partner with schools like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and others to offer courses in dozens of topics, from computer science to teaching and beyond.
Instructional Methods in Health Professions Education from University of Michigan. Take free online classes from 115+ top universities and educational organizations. We partner with schools like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and others to offer courses in dozens of topics, from computer science to teaching and beyond.
I'm Director of Online Learning at Performance Learning Group and I'm passionate about helping create learning experiences that work more like the web.
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