Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to the Biology of Cancer by Johns Hopkins University
About the Course
incidence of cancer is rising worldwide and the disease is expected to strike over 20 million people annually by 2030. This open course is
designed for people who would like to develop an understanding of cancer and how it is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. The course
introduces the molecular biology of cancer (oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) as well as the biologic hallmarks of cancer. The course
also describes the risk factors for the major cancers worldwide, including lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate ...
Top reviews
FA
Jun 5, 2020
It was a course of much interest. Everything is explained very simply. I have learned lot of important information. I am delighted to be able to do this online course at JOHNS HOPIKNS university.
AR
Sep 3, 2022
Good basic course for begineers, who are from other fields.Covers in detial as basic aspects and do not overwhelm self, by getting into multiple detials.Stick to the curriculum provided and its useful
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By Shakira
•May 16, 2017
Very interesting content, some of the lectures good have made more effort in bringing across the content in a more exciting manner.
By ray .
•Sep 26, 2020
The course provides a good introduction to cancer and how it can be treated, very informative and easy to keep up with
By Randy C
•May 19, 2016
Tough call on this. The course itself is excellent [5] but the "money grab, you must pay attitude" is horrible [0].
By Alicia C
•Aug 25, 2020
Hello, my finish the course and I do the honors extra questions but I didnt get my certifícate with honors
By Aarjvi J
•Nov 28, 2020
Well explained and a good one if you are just starting with MOOCs
By Charandeep J
•Nov 18, 2018
Videos could be better, too short and narrated robotically
By Abhi B
•Jul 18, 2020
There is a problem with receiving the honors certificate.
By Keith L
•Nov 11, 2019
Nice introduction. Statistics could do with an update.
By Deleted A
•Jun 23, 2016
I would prefer to see the speaker during the lecture.
By Ivan S
•Feb 21, 2019
Too simple for that price. For very beginners.
By Lev R S
•May 22, 2017
excellent course for beginners and biologists.
By Esraa M A M n
•Sep 6, 2020
it was a good experiment and I learn a lot
By Shivani M
•Jul 3, 2018
The lectures can be more interactive
By ARIJIT A M P I ( V
•Dec 14, 2020
excellent basics concept of cancer.
By Ijaz A
•Apr 16, 2020
realistic and advanced knowledge
By Sufia B
•May 30, 2020
good course. i enjoyed so much.
By Nur A A P
•May 26, 2020
Neither best nor worst!
By Jade B
•Sep 4, 2016
Not done... All 5?
By Sakina S
•Aug 16, 2020
very informative
By Ken S
•Jun 27, 2021
There are many courses that raise your opinion of an institution. This is to be expected; think about why a university might offer an online class for free. But to my surprise, my opinion of Johns Hopkins went down - way down - as a result of completing this course. Why? "Experts" who couldn't pronounce words ("genome", "radionuclide") used in their own area of expertise. Factually incorrect information, like "both copies of a gene must have a mutation for cancer to occur", which is not true for many genes. Also, a strong tendency to use words, abbreviations, and acronyms that have never been defined, which is not appropriate for an "introduction" to something. I'm not saying there wasn't any good information - there was some - but overall, this class was disappointing.
By Maria L
•Mar 19, 2017
Too basic knowledge, not enough information about targeted therapy, everything is explained without going into any details
By A A
•Nov 24, 2020
Not engaging at all. Did not enjoy and I don't think I will retain much information due to how it was presented.
By MORAD S A
•Apr 15, 2021
thx
By Dr. B
•Sep 16, 2016
Hello all. I'm glad I took this course successfully. However, I have some notes. As a 4th year medical student, I see that the information is superficial. I finished the course in around 3 weeks, so medical students wouldn't get so much benefit out of the course. I wanted to learn more details, specially in depth about each type of the 5 cancers from the basics to clinical. Secondly, there was no interaction between the students and the doctor supervising the course in the discussion blogs. Thirdly, I believe that the assessment was too easy. I suggest a 60% passing grade with a more challenging assessment. Finally, this is my personal opinion. I enjoyed the course and I would like to see more improvement in the future.
By Joana F
•Aug 6, 2024
It is incredibly boring and basic, and the lectures are so monochordic that it is difficult to follow without falling asleep, it is barely 1st year of University; more appropriate for high schoolers. Expected more from Johns Hopkins