New Perspectives in Science Education

The article is based on the open online course promoted by the HOPE project. The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme,being implemented within an international partnership from Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Romania. The project involves partners from healthcare centres, universities, non-governmental educational organisations and IT centres. The main objective of HOPE project (2018-1-RO01-KA202-049189) is to highlight the role of oncogenetics, a medical branch focused on hereditary cancer, in the early detection and prevention of cancer. The article gives insights into the open online course on oncogenetics which will definitely enable students to acquire advanced knowledge, competences and professional experience in the field of oncogenetics. Following the successful experience of other projects, a MOOC has been used as a way of conveying information and implementing the course on a larger scale. Students will get training in theoretical and practical clinical, epidemiological and biological oncogenetics. Oncogenetics specialists, departments and medical specialists, and family doctors and medical centres collaborate for the benefit of patients and their families.

Keywords: oncogenetics, cancer, detection and prevention, MOOC, students.

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