PMID- 36417679
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20221125
LR  - 20240124
IS  - 2162-0989 (Electronic)
IS  - 2162-0989 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 6
DP  - 2022 Nov 1
TI  - Integration of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Ophthalmic Skills Training 
      for Medical Students: Outcomes and Perspectives.
PG  - 543-548
LID - 10.1097/APO.0000000000000548 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To integrate a massive open online course (MOOC) into conventional 
      clinical ophthalmology teaching and investigate its impact on the skills of 
      medical students. METHODS: This was a nonrandomized, prospective, and comparative 
      study. Seventy-six medical students were assigned to 2 groups before their 
      clinical teaching. Some were asked to follow a MOOC for slitlamp microscope 
      examination but used textbook for preview of visual acuity test (SLMM group, 
      n=39), while others were required to take a MOOC for visual acuity test and 
      previewed slitlamp microscopy using textbook (VATM group, n=37). All the students 
      then underwent conventional clinical ophthalmology teaching on slitlamp 
      microscopy and visual acuity test. Their performance was evaluated using Direct 
      Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS). Students were also asked to complete a 
      5-item questionnaire about their learning experience and comment on the MOOC. 
      RESULTS: Students in the SLMM group obtained overall higher scores in the 
      slitlamp practical skills (47.64+/-4.01 vs 44.68+/-5.99, P=0.013), while those in the 
      VATM group performed better in the visual acuity test (46.45+/-4.90 vs 43.78+/-4.94, 
      P=0.004). MOOC was deemed to increase learning interests (4.13 of 5 points) and 
      motivation (4.01 of 5 points) but was more preferred as an additional tool to 
      traditional teaching methods (4.34 of 5 points) rather than to replace them (2.92 
      of 5 points). CONCLUSIONS: MOOC offers an added benefit in improving clinical 
      skills and is worth advocating as an additional tool for clinical ophthalmic 
      education.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Wolters 
      Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
FAU - Huang, Zijing
AU  - Huang Z
AD  - Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese 
      University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
FAU - Yang, Jianling
AU  - Yang J
FAU - Wang, Hongxi
AU  - Wang H
FAU - Chen, Binyao
AU  - Chen B
FAU - Zheng, Dezhi
AU  - Zheng D
FAU - Chen, Haoyu
AU  - Chen H
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221101
PL  - United States
TA  - Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
JT  - Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
JID - 101583622
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Students, Medical
MH  - *Education, Distance/methods
MH  - Clinical Competence
MH  - Educational Measurement
MH  - Prospective Studies
COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
EDAT- 2022/11/24 06:00
MHDA- 2022/11/26 06:00
CRDT- 2022/11/23 15:59
PHST- 2022/01/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/06/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/11/23 15:59 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/11/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/11/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - S2162-0989(23)00759-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/APO.0000000000000548 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2022 Nov 1;11(6):543-548. doi: 
      10.1097/APO.0000000000000548.