Redistribution of the HIV Science and Medical Entomology MOOCs

• Redistribution of the HIV Science MOOC

The HIV Science MOOC, directed by Michaela Müller-Trutwin and Asier Saez-Cirion, proved hugely successful when it was first launched, attracting 4,455 learners from 131 countries on every continent. It was therefore decided to redistribute this MOOC as a self-paced course, a new learning mode recently introduced by the FUN platform.

The MOOC, which offers an interdisciplinary overview of HIV research from the viewpoint of both scientists and clinicians, will be available in this form for a year. Each term, the students who have successfully passed the course will receive a statement of achievement. "Hangouts" will also be held every term.

You can sign up for the HIV Science MOOC.

The course is available now.

• Redistribution of the updated Medical Entomology MOOC

The Medical Entomology MOOC, directed by Anna-Bella Failloux and Didier Vincent, was relaunched on Monday March 18. This MOOC is aimed at anyone interested in vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, Lyme disease or Chagas disease. It offers an overview of the main vectors (mosquitoes, ticks and other hematophagous arthropods) and the related human diseases, then outlines the scientific breakthroughs that are improving efforts to tackle these vectors. Some chapters have been updated in response to feedback from learners who took the course when it was first launched.

It is still possible to sign up for this MOOC via the FUN platform.