Abstract
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) offer the opportunity to implement a quality education timetable for those who lack the means due to economic, travel, or temporary availability limitations. Because of this, some non-governmental development organizations (NGOs), working in Latin American countries, are trying to implement this type of educational model within their educational projects. This article presents a case study on the development of a MOOC within the framework of international development cooperation carried out by an NGO and the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua. The research aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges of free, open, online teaching as a tool for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4, and explore new educational possibilities to train people and contribute to the development of the communities in which they live. From a qualitative approach, grounded theory has been used as a holistic methodology for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, allowing the generation of theory in a systematic way. The most effective pedagogical models are evidenced to achieve the learning objectives and observe the challenges to be faced in order to achieve the effectiveness of MOOCs in this context. In conclusion, more applied research is needed to address the challenges that today’s societies, in times of pandemic, are facing at an educational and sustainability level.
Highlights
Today, societies are facing social, economic, health, and environmental crises, which urgently require a paradigm shift based on sustainable development that helps create a society that lives within the ecological limits of the planet, respecting the symbiotic relationship between nature, social welfare, and community development [1,2]
Examine the pedagogical models that universities and non-governmental development organizations (NGOs) must assume in the implementation of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), in order to develop a quality and effective education
We focus on the Knowledge Factory of Nicaragua by Association for Social Development of Nicaragua (ASDENIC) (Association of Social Development of Nicaragua), which has established an agreement with the Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty of Estelí (FAREM-Estelí) of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN), to take this MOOC training course on entrepreneurship training
Summary
Societies are facing social, economic, health, and environmental crises, which urgently require a paradigm shift based on sustainable development that helps create a society that lives within the ecological limits of the planet, respecting the symbiotic relationship between nature, social welfare, and community development [1,2]. The Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 states that education allows for rising socio-economic mobility and is key to getting out of poverty [6] This agenda is a global call for action to put an end to the great problems of the planet: ending poverty and inequality, achieving gender equality and access for all to decent work, facilitating access to health services and adequate education, protecting the environment, and ensuring that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. According to Carricondo et al [13], civil society entities and NGOs contribute to the achievement of Agenda 2030 by carrying out projects and programs to end poverty, reduce inequalities, and support vulnerable groups They claim that such actions will have a positive impact on the SDGs and it is important to identify and measure this impact in order to be able to assess their performance and set long-term objectives. SDG 4 requires an approach from a critical assessment that goes beyond standardized tests and quantitative indicators [14]
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