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Los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos (MOOC) como alternativa para la educación a distancia (Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), an alternative to distance learning)

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  • Hector Matías González

    (FORTES, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas)

  • Anabel Pérez Avila

    (VRF, Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas)

Abstract

Spanish abstract La presente investigación muestra un estudio realizado sobre una de las principales tendencias en la educación a distancia en la actualidad y su impacto social: los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos, conocidos por sus siglas en inglés como MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses). Se abarca en este trabajo su surgimiento y ascendente popularidad debido a que contienen una colección de recursos en línea de libre acceso, brindando así la posibilidad de una participación activa de un gran número de estudiantes. Universidades de gran prestigio como Harvard, Stanford y el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts MIT emplean plataformas de este tipo como otro recurso mediante el cual ofrecer sus cursos, es una oportunidad única de acceder a cursos de profesores de universidades e instituciones élites por personas que de otra forma no les sería posible. Se abordan además los principales retos, tendencias y deficiencias que pueden convertirse en temas de desarrollo e investigación en esta área. Se concluye el trabajo haciendo un análisis de su positivo impacto social de forma general y su empleo en Cuba. English abstract The present research shows a study of one of the major trends in distance education today and its social impact: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), in Spanish (Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos). It is contained in this paper its emergence and growing popularity because they hold a collection of online resource repositories, providing the possibility of active participation of a great number of students. Prestigious universities as Harvard, Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) use platforms such as another means by which to offer their courses, it is a unique opportunity to access courses university professors and elite institutions by people who do not otherwise be possible. It also addresses the main challenges, trends and gaps they can become in development and research in this field. The paper concludes with an analytic thinking of their positive social impact in general and its use in Cuba.

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  • Hector Matías González & Anabel Pérez Avila, 2014. "Los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos (MOOC) como alternativa para la educación a distancia (Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), an alternative to distance learning)," Revista Internacional de Gestión del Conocimiento y la Tecnología (GECONTEC), Revista Internacional de Gestión del Conocimiento y la Tecnología (GECONTEC), vol. 2(2), pages 41-49.
  • Handle: RePEc:rge:journl:v:2:y:2014:i:2:p:41-49
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7080699
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    Keywords

    Cursos en línea masivos y abiertos; e-learning; educación a distancia; plataformas educativas; Massive Open Online Courses; e-learning; distance education; educational platforms;
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    JEL classification:

    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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