Omar Ali Aboshady|A. E. Radwan|Asmaa Eltaweel|Ahmed Y Azzam|Amr A. Aboelnaga|Abdul Hanan|Shereen Darwish|Rehab Salah|O. N. Kotb|Ahmed M. Afifi|Areej Muthana Noaman|Dorria Salem|Amira Hassouna
Perception and use of massive open online courses among medical students in a developing country: multicentre cross-sectional study
Menoufia University|Menoufia University|Alexandria University|Al Azhar University|Tanta University|Beni-Suef University|Suez Canal University|Benha University|Assiut University|Ain Shams University|Cairo University|Cairo University|Ain Shams University
h3objectivesh3 assess prevalence awareness use massive open online courses moocs among medical undergraduates egypt developing country well identifying limitations satisfaction using courses h3designh3 multicentre crosssectional study using webbased pilottested selfadministered questionnaire h3settingsh3 ten 19 randomly selected medical schools egypt h3participantsh3 2700 undergraduate medical students randomly selected equal allocation participants university study year h3primary secondary outcome measuresh3 primary outcome measures percentages students knew moocs students enrolled students obtained certificate secondary outcome measures included limitations satisfaction using moocs fivepoint likert scale questions h3resultsh3 2527 eligible students 2106 completed questionnaire response rate 833 students 456 217 knew term moocs websites providing courses latter 136 298 students enrolled least one course 25 184 completed courses earning certificates clinical year students showed significantly higher rates knowledge p0009 enrolment plt0001 academic year students primary reasons failure completion courses included lack time 105 772 slow internet speed 73 537 regarding 25 students completed courses 21 84 satisfied overall experience however less satisfaction regarding studentinstructor 8 32 studentstudent 5 20 interactions h3conclusionsh3 onefifth egyptian medical undergraduates heard moocs 65 actively enrolled courses students actively participated showed positive attitude towards experience better timemanagement skills faster internet connection speeds required studies needed survey enrolled students better understanding experience