Los MOOC. Un nuevo modelo de e-learning en el panorama educativo actual

La educación está enmarcada por las características de una sociedad actual en la que internet es el medio donde se están implementando nuevos enfoques dirigidos a la formación. Los MOOC, así, se están configurando como una nueva forma de e-learning en el contexto actual, especialmente en la enseñanza superior. En este trabajo abordamos este nuevo término para analizar, por un lado, su significado, características y principales plataformas virtuales que los ofrecen y, por otro lado, las cuestiones que deben resolverse con el fin de configurar un nuevo modelo de e-learning. Concluimos que este nuevo modelo debe ser acorde con una planificación de política educativa y análisis curricular.

Sexual health and socioeconomic-related factors in Spain

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to describe sexual health in Spain according to three important indicators of the World Health Organization definition and explore the influence of socioeconomic factors. Methods: We performed a population-based cross-sectional study of sexually active people aged 16-44 years residing in Spain in 2009 (2365 women and 2532 men). Three main aspects of sexual health were explored: sexual satisfaction, safe sex, and sexual abuse. The independent variables explored were age, age at first intercourse, reason for first intercourse, type of partner, level of education, country of origin, religiousness, parity, and social class. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted. Results: Both men and women were quite satisfied with their sexual life, their first sexual intercourse, and their sexual relationships during the previous year. Most participants had practiced safe sex both at first intercourse and during the previous year. Levels of sexual abuse were similar to those in other developed countries. People of disadvantaged socioeconomic position have less satisfying, more unsafe, and more abusive sexual relationships. Women experienced more sexual abuse and had less satisfaction at their first intercourse. Conclusions: The state of sexual health in Spain is relatively good. However, we observed inequalities according to gender and socioeconomic position.