Use of MOOCs in Health Care Training: A Descriptive-Exploratory Case Study in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Francisco Gómez Gómez and Pilar Munuera Gómez
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Francisco Gómez Gómez: Departamento de Servicios Sociales y Fundamentos Histórico-Jurídicos, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Pilar Munuera Gómez: Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: This exploratory study is part of the training and innovation project (GID2016-16) of the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Spain. The current socioeconomic and educational contexts derived from COVID-19 has led university institutions to develop methodological innovations in the teaching-learning process. Among these strengthening measures are the MOOCs, the most appropriate strategy to bring students closer to new digital platforms that favor the acquisition of knowledge. A methodological pluralism, combining quantitative and qualitative perspectives, has been used. The main results of the descriptive analysis compare the data of students enrolled in the MOOC, “Social and Health Care and Social Services in Social Work”, and other related bachelor’s and master’s degree courses during the four years analyzed. One of the conclusions is the emerging possibility of offering university studies that are more in line with the current teleworking market. The development of online methodologies favors the democratization of education, reaching the student body as a whole and universalizing content and learning. Among the main conclusions, it is worth highlighting the degree of satisfaction shown by the students who took advantage of the MOOC, and the training opportunities afforded by MOOC courses, during the time of COVID-19.

Keywords: MOOC; COVID-19; social and health services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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