title: Online courses do not help us to interpret non-verbal cues.
abstract: Daniel Allen's 'Learning in a virtual world' (Careers December 18) pondered the future of nursing education as massive open online courses (MOOCs) gain popularity and expand their content and offerings. Could MOOCs eventually replace face-to-face courses in a nursing degree programme?
authors.affiliation: Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000639:trends*; D003463:Cues; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations