Table 2.

High level overview of learners and their motivations for participating in the MOOC*.

Sector	Sub-groups	Examples	Motivation
Healthcare	Specialists	Geneticists, Scientists, Genetic Counsellors	Refresh their knowledge Hear from patients and wider clinical workforce
	Wider clinical staff	Medical, Nursing, Healthcare Scientists, AHP, Public Health	To find out more as know relevant for future role Understand where genomics will impact on healthcare
	Non-clinical staff	Project Managers, Business Managers, Directors	To understand more about their clinical colleagues’ work
Academia	Academics/ Researchers	Bench researchers, lecturers, teachers	Consider the impact of genomics in the clinic
	Students	Final year(s) school through to PhD	Improve knowledge and understanding
Industry	Scientific staff	Researchers	Refresh knowledge To find out more as new to the area
	Non-scientific staff	Business Managers	To understand the science
Public	’Professional’ role	Lawyer, Author etc.	Professional and personal; interest
	Lay people		Personal interest
Patient	Personal history		Undergoing WGS Want to know more about technology
	Family history	Including parents

*Please note that additional demographic information such as age and number of years of experience was not available for analysis.