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<journal-id>1665-6180</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Apertura (Guadalajara, Jal.)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Apert. (Guadalaj., Jal.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-6180</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Guadalajara, Sistema de Universidad Virtual]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-61802015000200086</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El MOOC: ¿un modelo alternativo para la educación universitaria?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The MOOC: ¿An alternative model for higher education?]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz Bolívar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>86</fpage>
<lpage>100</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-61802015000200086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-61802015000200086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-61802015000200086&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[El propósito de este trabajo es realizar una reflexión crítica sobre el modelo educativo MOOC a partir de la información proveniente de la literatura especializada y de nuestra propia experiencia como usuario. Nos propusimos dar respuesta a la pregunta ¿cuál es la intención y el alcance real del MOOC como modelo educativo emergente?; es decir, ¿es realmente el MOOC una alternativa válida frente al modelo tradicional de la educación superior? La revisión de la literatura revela que dicho modelo representa una opción real de democratización del conocimiento, ya que brinda acceso libre a todo usuario que lo desee, sin otra limitación que tener un dispositivo con conexión a internet, el deseo de aprender y la motivación genuina para hacerlo. Sin embargo, como toda innovación, este modelo educativo tiene partidarios y detractores. Los MOOC, aun cuando han sido impulsados por prestigiosas universidades internacionales, no han sido creados para sustituir el modelo universitario clásico; no obstante, se espera que como modelos educativos abiertos tendrán un impacto importante tanto en la educación a distancia actual como en el modelo educativo universitario tradicional, incluyendo el cambio de roles de sus actores principales (profesores y estudiantes) en el proceso educativo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[The purpose of this paper consisted in formulate a critical reflection about the MOOC as an emergent educational model, based on the information coming from the specialized literature and from our own experience as a user. We intent answer the following question: What is the real intention and scope of the MOOC as an emergent educational model? That is to say, is really the MOOC a valid alternative to traditional model in higher education? From the literature review we can establish that one of the advantages of this model is the fact that it represents real knowledge democratization for giving the opportunity to open access to knowledge to everyone with the only requirement of having a digital devise connected to Internet, want to learn and have a genuine motivation to do so. However, like any innovation this educational model has supporters and detractors. It is concluded that even when the MOOCs have been supported by important international universities, this model is not a threat for traditional universities; however it is expected that it will seriously impact the actual model of distance education and upon the traditional higher education model and it will induce change on it including those about the roles of its main actors (professor and student) in the educational process.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[e-learning]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[distance education]]></kwd>
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