The MOOC courses on the Polish educational platform Navoica – the creators’ perspective Cover Image

Kursy typu MOOC na polskiej platformie edukacyjnej Navoica – perspektywa twórców
The MOOC courses on the Polish educational platform Navoica – the creators’ perspective

Author(s): Małgorzata Bortliczek, Renata Raszka
Subject(s): Education, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: mooc courses; navoica; distance learning; perspective of the course creator; education;

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is to present the standards for creating MOOCtype courses on the Navoica educational platform, as well as to describe the procedure for launching these courses in Polish and English and to expose the role of professionals in disseminating current scientific content in a way that meets the preferences of digital users. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The realisation of the indicated tasks was possible thanks to the qualitative analysis of secondary data, the so-called content analysis, including documents, interviews and literature devoted to the challenges of 21st century education. The article also includes the characteristics of the Navoica educational platform’s workshop, which is used to generate and implement distance learning courses. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The argumentation includes: justification for taking up the topic; analysis of selected contents published in the document Navoica. Polish educational platform offering MOOC courses. Guidelines for Course Creators; a description of the implementation of these standards on the example of two MOOC-type courses; reflections from the experience of a MOOC course author; as well as references to distance learning in a global pandemic situation. RESEARCH RESULTS: The time of the global pandemic has shown that universal access to courses, training or webinars increases the educational opportunities for representatives of different generations. There are no geographical, age, professional or other barriers for potential course participants, including – people with disabilities. And the availability of courses in global English also removes the language and communication barrier. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The idea of creating MOOCtype courses is worth spreading, as access to current scientific and research content in a way that particularly meets the requirements and preferences of the Y and Z generations is especially important in post-pandemic times.

  • Issue Year: 21/2022
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 141-149
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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