Kriativ-techVolume 1, Issue 7, April 2018, Pages: xxxReceived: Dec. 28, 2019;Accepted: Feb. 25, 2020.Published: Feb. 28, 2020.

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Paulo Duarte, Professor at ISTEC

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Paulo Duarte, MOOC development - considerations on the impact of this type of training on Educational Institutions and Participants
DOI: 10.31112/kriativ-tech-2018-01-25

Abstract

That the Internet and technological developments are causing changes in societies, industry and education, particularly in distance education, are undeniable facts. Access to information is facilitated, but the difficulty in perceiving what is reliable also increases. Through the development of a Massive Open Online Course, this article seeks to identify the impact of this type of training on Education Institutions and their Participants, knowing that the educational contents will have the scientific guarantee of the provider institution. In this sense, a course developed at the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém with participants from various locations around the globe is presented, from its development process to the results of participation, culminating in a reflection on its impacts.

Keywords

E-book, Internet, Massive Open Online Courses.

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