sNOOC communicative networks for media education of the elderly

Abstract

Massive Nano Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a short training modality similar to MOOCs, however they are characterized by greater specialization and brevity, usually lasting during the course of 20 hours. SocialNOOC (sNOOC) aims at empowering students to assume the role of e-teachers and assessing their contributions to the integrated media education of the elderly population in Spain through their work as e-teachers. This initiative is coordinated by 79 graduate students from the UNED (Spain) based on a training project integrating artificial intelligence and metaverse technology into pedagogical practices. Through the virtual observation of 8 massive courses, the learning productions, and the evaluation of an interdisciplinary group of 22 teaching experts in educational innovation in Spain and Ecuador, the project tters analyzed using quantitative approaches, examining interactions within the distance education platform (EAD), where the sNOOCs were developed, as well as qualitative approaches. The results show that the work of the e-teachers and the interaction of the communication networks in the sNOOCs have increased both the commitment to the project and the satisfaction derived from the collaborative experience.