Fei Zhao1, You Fu2, Qi-Jie Zhang3, Yue Zhou1, Peng-Fei Ge1, Hua-Xing Huang4, Yuan He4. 1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China. 2. Department of Supervision, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China. 3. Department of Urology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China. 4. Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate and compare the passing rates of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) with Traditional Courses to indicate how to improve the teaching efficiency in Medicine Education. METHODS: A systematic search of relevant published literature was conducted to collect relevant retrospective cohort studies that compared the teaching efficiency of MOOCs and Traditional Courses. RESULTS: There are three retrospective cohort studies included in the final meta-analysis. There were no significant differences in the passing rates of MOOCs and Traditional Courses. CONCLUSIONS: it is necessary for universities to invest in online education to promote the development of MOOCs, which will probably have an advantage over Traditional Courses for postgraduate medical education in the near future.
BACKGROUND: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate and compare the passing rates of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) with Traditional Courses to indicate how to improve the teaching efficiency in Medicine Education. METHODS: A systematic search of relevant published literature was conducted to collect relevant retrospective cohort studies that compared the teaching efficiency of MOOCs and Traditional Courses. RESULTS: There are three retrospective cohort studies included in the final meta-analysis. There were no significant differences in the passing rates of MOOCs and Traditional Courses. CONCLUSIONS: it is necessary for universities to invest in online education to promote the development of MOOCs, which will probably have an advantage over Traditional Courses for postgraduate medical education in the near future.
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Keywords:
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC); Medicine Education; Traditional Course; meta-analysis
Authors: Omar A Aboshady; Ahmed E Radwan; Asmaa R Eltaweel; Ahmed Azzam; Amr A Aboelnaga; Heba A Hashem; Salma Y Darwish; Rehab Salah; Omar N Kotb; Ahmed M Afifi; Aya M Noaman; Dalal S Salem; Ahmed Hassouna Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2015-01-05 Impact factor: 2.692