Easiness, usefulness and intention to use a MOOC in nursing

The growing ageing population and the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases call for innovation healthcare mastered professional skills. Emerging digital learning contents envisioning to complement education, lifelong in-service training. use platforms allows nurses access in several formats, enabling required pedagogical autonomy personal time management. This enrol education wherever accessible, reducing costs ensuring high-quality standards. To assess students nurses' easiness, usefulness intention a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) as an educational resource enhance self-management intervention skills COPD patients. An exploratory, descriptive transversal study was conducted. Participants were nursing students, registered rehabilitation nurses. A questionnaire supported by Davis Technology Acceptance Model on determinants ease-of-use perception Venkatesh applied. EFA performed two dimensions obtained (perceived easiness global quality course perceived MOOC) groups compared these dimensions. From total participants (n = 93), 65.6% 15.1% Portuguese 19.4% score 4.70 (SD 0.314) MOOC 4.73 0.346). Rehabilitation nurses, who are older, scored higher than (?2(2, n 93) 8.43, p .015, ?2 0.092). dropout rate 25%. showed this future yielded high average rates quality. These massive courses unlock new opportunities nursing, enhancing safety services supporting patients achieve better life.