Promoting open and flexible education at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar: The NAU Project
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https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v10.i4.29092Keywords:
Distance Education, Educational Technology, MOOC, Pedagogical InnovationAbstract
Online courses, due to their growing demand, have been increasingly addressed in recent decades, especially from 2019 onwards. In this context, this article aims to describe and analyze the results associated with two MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) developed by the Laboratory of Pedagogical Innovation and Distance Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (LIED). It starts by presenting some reflections on the framework of the MOOCs, analyzing their advantages, and placing them in the context of distance education accessible to large audiences. Next, the vision and objectives of the NAU platform in which the two MOOCs under analysis are hosted are described. This is followed by a description of the strategy adopted in the creation of the MOOCs, as well as the objectives, structure and analysis of the results arising from the first edition of each MOOC. The experience carried out helped to understand some needs on the part of participants, such as the assignment of ECTS or the provision of complementary text-based content. New MOOCs are in the process of creation and others are also planned for 2023. It is internally recognized the positive impact that MOOCs have in the dissemination of the teaching that is carried out in the IPT, but also as resources that can be accessed by students for knowledge levelling.
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