A collection of current MOOCs and other web-based resources that can be accessed from several outside sources, including ED X and Coursera. This was compiled and submitted by Eileen O’Grady PhD, RN, NP.

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ED X:

1. United States Health Policy

John McDonough Professor of Public Health, Harvard University

Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation’s top experts.

https://www.edx.org/course/united-states-health-policy-harvardx-ph210x

2. Solving Public Policy Problems: UC Berkeley’s Eightfold Path

University of California Berkeley, faculty

An introduction to Berkeley’s signature method for problem-solving in the public interest.

https://www.edx.org/course/solving-public-policy-problems-uc-uc-berkeleyx-policy01x

3. Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

Professors Don Golman, Dave Williams, Don Berwick IHI and Harvard University

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

https://www.edx.org/course/ph556x-practical-improvement-science-harvardx-ph556x

4. American Government

Professor Thomas Patterson, Harvard University

A comprehensive introduction to American government and politics—its foundations, institutions, organizations, and policies.

https://www.edx.org/course/american-government-harvardx-hks101a

Coursera:

1. Health Policy and the Affordable Care Act

University of Pennsylvania Professor Ezekiel Emanuel

This course will explore the many problems of the American health care system and discuss the specific ways that the Affordable Care Act will impact access, quality, costs, as well as medical innovation.

https://www.coursera.org/course/healthpolicy

1. American Health Policy: The Structure of the American Health Care System (Part I of II)

University of Pennsylvania Professor Ezekiel Emanuel

This course will explain the structure of the American health care system and explore the many problems of this complicated system. Part I of II.

https://www.coursera.org/course/americanhealthsystem

1. American Health Policy: The Affordable Care Act and the Future of Health Care Reform (Part II of II)         University of Pennsylvania Professor Ezekiel Emanuel

This course will explore the Affordable Care Act in depth and then turn towards future health reform efforts and the future of the American health care system. Part II of II.

https://www.coursera.org/course/ushealthcarereform

1. Public Policy Challenges of the 21st Century

University of Virginia Professor Gerry Warburg

This course introduces class participants to the political significance and societal consequences of challenges facing U.S. and international policymakers. It is designed to help participants develop skills to analyze policy proposals and advocate for their preferred options for issues on the public policy agenda ahead. The class assumes basic knowledge about governing institutions and democratic processes, while recommending supplemental materials for further study to complement reading links provided. The course focuses on future policy challenges, while examining the broad historical context in which policies are adopted and implemented. https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-policy

Other video resources:

• The Center for Civic Education. High quality videos and other resources on US Civics.   http://www.civiced.org/resources/multimedia/featured-videos
• GWU Has learning Objects for the health sciences. http://learn.gwnursing.org/Education/LearningObjects/ One in particular, on   Federalism is exceptional. This interactive podcast reviews the concept of federalism as it relates to healthcare policy, describes arguments for and against federal, state, and shared control, and provides scenarios that challenge learners to select the appropriate control option.

http://learn.gwnursing.org/Education/LearningObjects/Federalism/index.htm