A Review on Usage and Effectiveness of e-Learning in Medical Education.
- Author:
Joo Hyun PARK
1
;
Ji Young SON
;
Nam Jin YOO
;
Sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Education, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. skim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
e-Learning;
Medical education;
Program evaluation
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence;
Education, Medical;
Learning;
Program Evaluation
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
2010;22(2):91-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
E-learning is recently considered as a critical strategy to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education. Although the use of e-learning has been growing rapidly in medical education, there are not sufficient data applying e-learning and evidence of the effectiveness. The purpose of the study is to review the recent literatures on applying e-learning in medical education settings and to identify usage types and educational effectiveness appeared in the research. The results demonstrated the types applying e-learning in medical education were categorized into the blended learning, online education, and virtual learning environment. The educational effectiveness of e-learning were the improvements of knowledge, clinical skill, attitude, and satisfaction. The study suggested the recommendations based on the results in order to apply e-learning effectively to medical education.
