What did people with type 2 diabetes want to achieve from the massive open online course (MOOC)?
| Response theme | Responses (%) |
| Improve glycaemic control | 50 |
| General understanding of diabetes | 42 |
| Dietary advice | 24 |
| Diabetes remission | 12 |
| Latest information/knowledge update | 11 |
| Diabetes complications | 10 |
| Weight loss advice | 8 |
| Improve self-management motivation | 7 |
| Reducing/avoiding medication | 6 |
| Improve self-management confidence | 4 |
Based on 367 free-text responses from people with type 2 diabetes to the question ‘What would you like the course to help you achieve?’ in precourse survey. All responses underwent coding by two independent coders. When coding was inconsistent, consensus was reached by discussion. The 10 most frequently referenced themes are presented. Results presented as percentage of user responses that made references to individual themes.