Evasão em cursos online abertos e massivos para formação continuada de docentes de matemática

Abstract

The large offer of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) has been expanded significantly every year. Millions of students are enrolling in these courses and one of the biggest challenges to be overcomed in this kind of course is the great number of student evasion. Due to the fact that MOOC is very far-reaching, it is a critical technologic resource that can be used in teachers training. In this scenario, we have as a research question the challenge of mapping evasion in MOOCs for the training of mathematics teachers. This study has been conducted based on quantitative and qualitative research, which has been an exploratory research grounded on two case studies, by observing and analyzing facts. The research development has been initially done by research of techniques and tools linked to the course evasion and in the sequence by the planning and implementation of the first MOOC: "Technologies for Geometry Teaching" and some basic mechanisms for evasion sizing. In the first MOOC, 1238 were enrolled, however, from this whole number, 758 candidates accessed the platform and only 253 concluded. The evasion rate in this course was 66.6%. We highlighted the variables that indicated the highest evasion rate in accordance with the data collected through the questionnaires applied. Based on this information, we present some proposals for actions that will be feasible in the second MOOC in order to better map the evasion and try to soften it. 508 were enrolled for the second MOOC, however, from this whole number, 326 people applied but only 117 concluded, but only 114 received the certificate. The evasion rate was 64,1%. According to the collected data by questionnaires used, the variable that depicted that the highest evasion rate, in both courses, were presented by female teachers under 25 years old, with Math degree, who work at three schools and who have never taken part of a continuing education course, and moreover, they have never used use digital technology as a support for Math teaching. Furthermore, these teachers have qualified the technological resources available at school as unsatisfactory or poor.