Massive Open Online Courses for Health Worker Education in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to improve access to quality education for health care workers (HCWs) globally. Although studies have reported on the use of MOOCs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), our understanding of the scope of their utilization or access barriers and facilitators for this cohort is limited. We conducted a scoping review to map published peer-reviewed literature on MOOCs for HCW education in LMICs. We systematically searched four academic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, ERIC) and Google Scholar, and undertook a two-stage screening process. The analysis included studies that reported on MOOCs relevant to HCWs' education accessed by HCWs based in LMICs.

Results

The search identified 1,317 studies with

SUBMITTER: Nieder J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315291 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature