AVALIAÇÃO DAS POTENCIALIDADES DOS CURSOS ONLINE ABERTOS E MASSIVOS (MOOCS): FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE COLABORATIVA EM REDE

Abstract

The study deals with the modality of MOOCs course (Open and Massive Online Courses) with a focus on knowing their potential for the continuing education of academic teachers, inserting them in a collaborative and networked education system. The research points out the characteristics of MOOCs, the foundations of creation, the relationships between adherence, complexity and connectivism in these learning environments; and it verifies what the scientific literature reveals about the predominance of collective intelligence in the development of MOOCs. It uses an integrative literature review method, a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The study concludes that the context of MOOCs favors mediated experiences; due to the broadening of the spatiotemporal dimensions of communication between individuals. The hypothesis highlighted is positive that MOOCs are effective instruments for triggering cooperative learning, favoring the democratization of knowledge, and the exercise of collective intelligence in the educational domain.