EXPERIENCE OF USING A MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ”FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOPHYSICS FOR DENTISTS”

• Anna V. Tarasova
• Nadezhda G. Davydova
• Mariya V. Shestakova
• Viktoriya A. Belyakova

Abstract

A priority direction in the development of online education is learning using massive open online courses (MOOCs). The urgent task is to increase the attractiveness of the learning process, stimulate the interest of students in mastering the discipline of “Biophysics”, motivate teachers to use modern pedagogical technologies, in particular, blended learning, using MOOCs, search for pedagogical techniques, and select methods that activate the cognitive activity of students. The article discusses the experience of using the MOOC “Fundamentals of Biophysics for Dentists” on the Stepik platform in the educational process when studying the discipline “Biophysics” by 1^st year students of the Dental Faculty of the Northern State Medical University (Arkhangelsk). The analysis of the results, student activity, academic performance and the results of student surveys on the implementation of blended learning and the use of methods that stimulate cognitive activity in the study of biophysics provide grounds for introducing and promoting MOOCs in the educational process.

Keywords:massive open online course; blended learning; e-learning; biophysics; dental education; motivation

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