M-LEARNING IN DISTANCE LEARNING: AN EXPERIENCE IN WELFARE STATE SUBJECT

The introduction of new Information and Communication Technologies (ITC) on the teaching at University level has culminated in unstoppable innovation teaching process and generates new learning ways. One of the last learning phenomenom has been “m-learning”. As open, cheap, and global way of transmitting knowledge, this new teaching system has in MOOC (Massive On-line Open Courses) the best academic example. Dynamism of these courses and high level of student’s interaction is also having impact in distance learning Universities. As a result of the new possibilities of MOOC, Spanish National University of Distance Learning (UNED) has developed COMA program. COMA is the way to integrate MOOC courses in the most important Spanish speaking University in the world. The aim of this paper is to show the results of our experience developed during one semester making a comparison between tools, interaction and students´ profile when they have signed on for "The Welfare State" subject using formal or official teaching and in the case of a Massive On-line Open course at the same time.