The integration of an anatomy massive open online course (MOOC) into a medical anatomy curriculum

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 53-67

  Swinnerton, Bronwen J ^a   Morris, Neil P ^a   Hotchkiss, Stephanie ^a   Pickering, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

campus based students; course assessment; gross anatomy education; massive open online course (MOOC); medical curriculum; medical education; undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976536286     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1625     Document Type: Article

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