Evaluating a Coaching MOOC Course to Support Dual Career of Athletes

This paper presents a case study evaluation results of a Coaching course on a MOOC to support dual career of athletes. The MOOC has been one of the most highly anticipated trends in higher education in recent years. Delivering web-based learning to potentially thousands of users at a time, it has dramatically expanded universities' reach and provided an indirect income boost through greater global brand awareness. Sport coaching is as difficult and as demanding as any other aspect of sport. Good coaching and poor coaching often have impacts on the individual athlete or a team. According to the evaluation results this course is complete, well-structured and segmented, covering the most important parts of coaching.