O que se diz sobre os MOOCs? A produção científica brasileira sobre os Massive Open On-line Courses nos últimos 10 anos

Abstract

The improvement in Internet access and wider access to information and communication technology (ICTs) created favorable context for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are considered an accessible and inexpensive education tool able which contributes to democratization of educational processes through computer-mediated learning process. This work draws a panorama of the of Brazilian scientific production on the subject by presenting a bibliometric study joint to a systematic literature review of the studies published in Brazilian journals in the last 10 years. The analyzes revealed that there are few studies on MOOCs in Brazil and that the researchers do not publish frequently about this subject. There are few Brazilian research groups on MOOCs, but that interinstitutional partnerships are common. Finally, the Brazilian research on MOOCs is recent, lacks consolidation but demands new studies about MOOCs.