Massive Open Online Courses on Health and Medicine: Review

• Published in: Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 16; no. 8; p. e191
• Main Authors: Liyanagunawardena, Tharindu Rekha, Williams, Shirley Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Journal of Medical Internet Research 01.08.2014; Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor; JMIR Publications Inc; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Certificates; Colleges & universities; Credentials; Developing countries; Distance learning; Education, Distance; Education, Medical, Continuing - methods; Educational materials; Health Education - methods; Health literacy; Health status; Internet; LDCs; Massive open online courses; Medical education; Medicine; Online instruction; Pedagogy; Registration; Review; Translating and interpreting; Universities; Websites; health education; computer-assisted instruction; education; continuing education; eLearning

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become immensely popular in a short span of time. However, there is very little research exploring MOOCs in the discipline of health and medicine. We aim to provide a review of MOOCs related to health and medicine offered by various MOOC platforms in 2013, by...