MOOCs and other online instruction devices of Argentine academic libraries since the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Nancy Blanco Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4218-6187
  • Gabriela De Pedro Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9409-2644
  • Nancy Bentivegna Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9527-4690
  • Federico Cápula Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3758-7365
  • Carolina Gregui Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-3543
  • Silvia Luisa Pisano Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas (INIBI), Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-907X
Keywords: Distance learning, MOOC, Academic libraries, Argentina, COVID-19

Abstract

An investigation is proposed on the participation of public and private university libraries in Argentina on the use and management of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other online learning devices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the results obtained by the research team in a previous project on the same topic, an exploratory, multi-methodological and non-experimental study will be applied with the aim of understanding the role of university libraries in relation to the delivery of MOOCs and other online learning devices in the period of the pandemic and post-pandemic, with emphasis on free and open programs. In turn, the extent to which the libraries under analysis are linked to university technology services will be explored, and the mechanisms of storage, dissemination, and digital preservation of MOOCs and other online learning devices will be studied.   ARK CAICYT: http://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s18511740/nynaz68mr  

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Published
2024-05-28
How to Cite
Blanco, N., De Pedro, G., Bentivegna, N., Cápula, F., Gregui, C., & Pisano, S. L. (2024). MOOCs and other online instruction devices of Argentine academic libraries since the COVID-19 pandemic. Información, Cultura Y Sociedad, (50), 181-192. https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i50.14657
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Research

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