Massive Open Online Courses as Strategies to Address Violence through the Training of Health and the Intersectoral Professionals in Brazil

MOOCs can also be useful tools when facing emergencies and addressing sensitive topics and vulnerable populations, particularly in low-income countries. This points to the relevance of implementing MOOCs for addressing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article shows the process of designing, developing, and assessing a distance learning MOOC for addressing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The MOOC about Violence and Violence Reporting in the Brazilian National Health System launched in May 2020 and, by July 2020, had 3,673 active students with a completion rate of approximately 32%. This MOOC was a powerful instrument to address violence in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite their preliminary nature, the results are encouraging in what concerns the use of MOOCs as a strategy to address the infodemic, to promote professional training and to support other e-health and telemedicine techniques.