EVALUATION OF E-LEARNING COURSES OFFERED BY TELESSAÚDE/UFRGS BETWEEN 2014-2015

Introduction and Objective: This study evaluated seven editions of four e-learning courses - Mental Health, Wound Care, Pediatric Dentistry, and Nutrition - promoted between 2014 and 2015 by TelessaúdeRS/UFRGS, a research project of the Graduate Program in Epidemiology of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: This is a cross-sectional quantitative study. To perform it, a questionnaire was sent by email to students who have completed the courses, through the SurveyMonkey® tool. The survey was not mandatory and was applied anonymously. Results: Of the 1,171 emails sent, 409 were returned. The data obtained show that the courses had a positive impact: the average evaluation rating given by participants who answered the questionnaire was 8.96. For the content of the courses, 88.26% of participants considered it to be above their expectations. The materials available for the courses were considered good or excellent by 95.11% of the research participants, and the quality of the videos was rated as good or excellent by 91.44%. A percentage of 97.80% of the participants said they were satisfied with the progress made. With the study, along with the positive evaluations from research participants about the quality and content of the four courses - Mental Health, Wound Care, Pediatric Dentistry, and Nutrition - it was possible to verify the potential of e-learning courses in Brazil as an alternative for the retraining of different categories of health care professionals.