Massive Open Online Courses Combined with Flipped Classroom: An Approach to Promote Training of Resident Physicians in Rheumatology

Tao Wang; Chao Sun; Yong-Jun Mei; Chuan-Yun Hou; Zhi-Jun Li

doi:10.2147/IJGM.S325437

Massive Open Online Courses Combined with Flipped Classroom: An Approach to Promote Training of Resident Physicians in Rheumatology

Int J Gen Med. 2021 Aug 11:14:4453-4457. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S325437. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Tao Wang^{1

2}, Chao Sun^{1

2}, Yong-Jun Mei^{1

2}, Chuan-Yun Hou^{1

2}, Zhi-Jun Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, People's Republic of China.
² Clinical School of Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, Anhui, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in combination with flipped classroom teaching in the standard training of resident physicians (resident physician trainees).

Methods: A total of 110 resident physician trainees enrolled in 2018, with a major in Internal Medicine, were selected and divided into a control group (n = 55) who experienced traditional teaching methods and an experimental group (n = 55) who experienced MOOCs plus flipped classroom teaching. Their post-class test scores and satisfaction questionnaires were compared.

Results: The test scores (80.60 ± 7.65) of resident physician trainees in the experimental group were higher than those of the control group (77.05 ± 8.08), and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The experimental group trainees were highly satisfied with the MOOC + flipped classroom program.

Conclusion: MOOCs in combination with flipped classroom teaching can increase the effectiveness of teaching in the standard training for resident physicians and trainees' comprehensive clinical diagnosis and treatment ability.

Keywords: MOOC; flipped classroom model/flipped class model; questionnaire; rheumatology; standard training of resident physicians.

Grants and funding

This study was funded by: College Teaching Quality Engineering Project of Anhui Educational Committee (2018jyxm0832, 2019mooc589). Humanity and Social Science Research Project of Anhui Educational Committee (SK2019A0179).