en آموزش پزشکی Medical Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Background & Objective:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> With the affluence of use and better accessibility, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become essential in imparting education in the ongoing COVID scenario. The study aims to compare the effect of MOOCs versus face-to-face classrooms on medical students&rsquo; learning outcomes in anatomy exams at the end of the first year of a medical course. </span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN">Materials & Methods:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> The cross-sectional study included 300 first-year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students in two batches (150 each). The first group underwent a one-year MOOCs group, and the second group experienced a one-year face-to-face classroom. The training program and study materials for the anatomy curriculum were kept the same for both groups by the standard National Medical Council curriculum of India. The assessment was standardized and based on summative University examinations. </span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN">Results:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> The mean score in the university theoretical exam was significantly higher in the MOOCs group as compared to the classroom learning group (66.68 &plusmn; 6.61 vs 63.52 &plusmn; 7.97, P-value: 0.001), whereas the mean scores in the practical examination were significantly higher in classroom learning group as compared to MOOCs group (78.71 &plusmn; 6.28 vs. 74.19 &plusmn; 7.45, P-value: 0.001). The MOOCs group shows better learning in the cognitive domain. </span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN">Conclusion:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> The classroom learning groups performed better in the practical examination, which assesses the psychomotor and affective domain of learning. Hence, a blended T/L method involving both classroom and online methods is recommended as India&rsquo;s preferred approach to imparting medical education.</span></span></span></span></div> Massive Open Online Courses, Anatomy, Blended Learning 7 12 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-1748-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Janpreet Singh Kala Janpreet Singh Kala janpreetsingh12@gmail.com 5300319475328460025055 5300319475328460025055 No Department of Anatomy, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Maharashtra Armed Forces Medical College Avi Tyagi Avi Tyagi dravityagi@gmail.com 5300319475328460025056 5300319475328460025056 No Department of Physiology Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Maharashtra Armed Forces Medical College Subhash Bhukya Subhash Bhukya subhashbhukya@gmail.com 5300319475328460025057 5300319475328460025057 Yes Department of Anatomy, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Armed Forces Medical College V D S Jamwal subhashbhukya@gmail.com 5300319475328460025058 5300319475328460025058 No Department of Anatomy, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Maharashtra Armed Forces Medical College Aseem Tandon subhashbhukya@gmail.com 5300319475328460025059 0009-0009-7694-2540 No Department of Anatomy, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune Maharashtra Armed Forces Medical College