LEARNING IN DISTANCE EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON RESEARCH WITH GRADUATES STUDENTS

Abstract

Many researchs about educational technology and distance education are in progress. This matter has been much explored nowadays, in several aspects that is. The present work aims to characterize recent surveys that were conducted with graduates students of distance learning courses, whether they are undergraduate, graduate, vocational courses or continuous education, to identify the objectives, describe the methodological aspects and the results achieved. The research was realized at ScienceDirect, CAPES, and Academic Google, at first using the terms in English and the other two in Portuguese. It was possible to identify a large number of studies that seek to assess the processes of distance education through the statements of its graduates, being of great importance, because knowing the repercussions of these courses can generate significant changes in the formations. We identified that there was construction of effective knowledge, develop new skills and changes in the practices of graduate students of this modality, even though through the statements of these, there is a need for some improvements.