Advances in medical education and practice: role of massive open online courses

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Figure 1 Potential contributions of health- and medicine-related MOOCs.

Abbreviation: MOOCs, massive open online courses.

Table 1 Contributions of MOOCs to national and international issues in medical education and practice

Issue	Nature of contribution
	Prevention	Evidence-based practices	Authentic, patient-centered, outcome-based measurement
Increase public health literacy	√	√	√
Provide continuing professional education	√	√	√
Facilitate innovative teaching and learning methods	√	√	√
Enhance communication among international communities of patients and clinicians, including student clinicians	√	√	√
Obtain large-scale data	√	√	√
Focus on patient- and family-centered needs, including environmental, cultural, and language influences	√	√	√

Abbreviation: MOOCs, massive open online courses.