Using MOOCs as a research approach and as contributors to local knowledge

Abstract

This project shows the results of a research focused on instructional design of a MOOC course to be used as a tool to increase knowledge in a local environment. The objective is to generate knowledge based on the distributed shared. It was designed through a Delphi study. Students were requested to submit a final project related to the local area. The material received feed a repository that serves to expand and spread research and knowledge.