Educação a distância: uma perspectiva de alunos da mobilidade semipresencial da Universidade Federal do Ceará no polo de Camocim -CE

Abstract

The Distance Education is presenting itself as the tendency of education in society which will enable the universalization of higher education. It can simultaneously bring knowledge and skills to the needs of students like lack of time and difficulties in being present in the classroom. It was used information and communication technologies - ICTs - as a way to mediate and minimize physical and temporal separation between student and teacher. The main objective of this paper is to determine the process of teaching - learning in a modality of open education courses, that is offered by the Federal University of Ceará, Polo Camocim. It was made a bibliographical and field research, through semi-structured interviews, it was asked to students about the quality of teaching, the process, their motivations, advantages and disadvantages. To this end, the concepts of education, distance education, information and communication technologies and their relationships, brief history, in the light of authors such as Adams, Rosini, Keys, Volpato, Soprano, Bottan et al were addressed. The survey results point to an inclusive education, which opened the doors to those excluded from conventional mode of higher education. It was found that students consider that the courses have good quality and they are able to meet their desires and expectations. Finally, we conclude that this modality expands opportunities for active participation of students in learning and organization and discipline as a way of dealing with tight deadlines.