ELABORATION OF A DIDACTIC SERIES - MOOCS IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL AXIS OF CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
Keywords: MOOC; Open Education; Distance Education; Educational Technologies; Innovation; Digital Teaching Materials
This research addresses the issue of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), an open educational tool, available in virtual educational environments, characterized as a technology that deserves to be valued and explored in the pedagogical context, especially if we consider the current transformations in the requirements of teaching and learning contents and skills. In this perspective, the objective of this work is the production of a didactic series in the form of MOOCs, emphasizing the benefits provided by the use of this type of resource for the provision of educational contents, in the form of courses and mini-courses, in a teaching institution. Some questions were guiding the proposal: How can concepts and content presented in the classroom be made available in a virtual environment? What kind of technology could be used to propose an innovative methodology to be implemented to reinforce the concepts presented? In what way is it possible to improve the learning process in order to reinforce more complex concepts presented in the classroom? The research has as theoretical contributions BATES (2017), FILATRO & CAIRO (2015) and TAROUCO (2014). From the conception of Tony Bates will be presented the common characteristics that define a MOOC and the different styles of production, related to the way the educational content will be made available to the student. Andrea Filatro makes a contribution in relation to the production process of educational contents and Liane Tarouco makes a theoretical and practical approach on Learning Objects, essential subjects for the development of this research. The research development locus is a public institution of high school, technical and superior, the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN). The IFRN's technological axes, Campus Natal - Cidade Alta are: "Cultural Production and Design" and "Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure". The production of MOOCs related to the contents and concepts presented in the technical subjects of the courses offered by the IFRN allows the students the opportunity to review and deepen into the subjects addressed during the courses, but it is important to emphasize that the content to be produced will be open and available to anyone with internet access. A series of six courses will be available in a virtual environment. The action contemplates disciplines offered by the Campus Natal - Cidade Alta and that are within the technological axis of Cultural Production and Design.