title: Internet platforms for lifelong learning: a continuum of opportunity.
abstract: Access to knowledge through the Internet has spawned a world of online learning, stimulating a new passion for lifelong learning in academia, professional environments, the workplace, and at home. This article takes a fresh look at the wide spectrum of opportunities for online medical education for physicians. We first explore a continuum of "e-learning" models and then look at the range of platforms used to support these systems. We will also look forward to the options likely to change e-learning in the near future and improve physician performance and patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Strategy and Governance, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, 1 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. sholzer@entnet.org
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sedory Holzer
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kokemueller
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D046609:Libraries, Digital; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education*; D014741:Video Recording