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University's MOOCs among best of all time

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The University of Tasmania’s MOOCs continue to garner international recognition.

Three of the University’s Massive Open Online Courses have been listed in Class Central’s highest rated online courses and MOOCs of all time. Class Central includes a catalogue of over 100,000 courses from 950 universities.

The ‘best of all time’ list includes 250 courses from universities across the world and is based on thousands of reviews written by Class Central users.

Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre’s Understanding Dementia MOOC came in 6th, while the Centre’s Preventing Dementia MOOC came 24th.

Menzies Institute for Medical Research’s MS MOOC took out 10th place.

Class Central aggregates courses from providers to help people find the best courses on almost any subject.

Wicking’s Understanding TBI MOOC also featured on Class Central’s Best Online Courses of the Year (2022 edition). This list features the 20 highest rated courses, that were launched in 2021, following reviews published by Class Central learners.

Overall, the University of Tasmania is one of the most represented universities in the top 25 MOOCs and courses of all time, with all 4 represented in the top 10 health courses internationally.