Health care professionals from developing countries report educational benefits after an online diabetes course.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical education is a cornerstone in the global combat against diseases such as diabetes and obesity which together affect more than 500 million humans. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are educational tools for institutions to teach and share their research worldwide. Currently, millions of people have participated in evidence-based MOOCs, however educational and professional benefit(s) for course participants of such initiatives have not been addressed sufficiently. We therefore investigated if participation in a 6 week open online course in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity had any impact on the knowledge, skills, and career of health care professionals contrasting participants from developing countries versus developed countries.

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SUBMITTER: Wewer Albrechtsen NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5452380 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature