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. 2018 Dec;23(1):1527624.
doi: 10.1080/10872981.2018.1527624.

The development of medical MOOCs in China: current situation and challenges

Zhaohui Gong  1
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The development of medical MOOCs in China: current situation and challenges

Zhaohui Gong. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the current situation and challenges on the development of medical massive open online courses (MOOCs) in China. A survey was constructed and the statistical analysis was adopted to evaluate the medical MOOCs. The results showed that the medical MOOC-related journal papers, conference papers, books and dissertations have risen dramatically over the past five years. In addition, the top 6 most representative MOOC platforms provide the majority (87%) of medical courses. The statistical analysis showed that PMPH-MOOC was the most influential medical MOOC platform in China. Compared to the foreign medical MOOCs, medical MOOCs in China were urgently in need of systemic planning, interaction activities and international certification. Overall, the findings suggest that the development of medical MOOCs for higher education has been achieved a great success along with a huge challenge.

Keywords: Massive open online courses; certificate; higher education; impact; medicine.

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Figure 1.
The change of the number of medical MOOC-related Chinese publications in the past 5 years.
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Figure 2.
The current situation of medical MOOCs in different China MOOC platforms. (a) Medical Course, (b) Total courses, (c) Percentage of medical courses, and (D) Partner universities.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The comparison of medical courses from top 3 most representative MOOC platforms between inside and outside of China. (a) Inside of China, (b) Outside of China, and (c) Number of medical MOOCs.
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