ADAPTATIVIDADE GEOCULTURAL EM AMBIENTES VIRTUAIS DE APRENDIZAGEM

At the present time the access to digital contents is one of the most important techniques to support learning. Although there are multiple systems with this goal, little attention is given to their adaptation to the cultural characteristics of the contents related to the learners’ geographic location. The focus of this article is to contribute to the development of digital inclusion and peoples’ learning abilities through of the construction of a digital ecosystem. The aim is to develop students’ abilities to expand skills in collaborative learning activities to build and share knowledge in a social context. This interaction, when expanded to large groups of participants of different nationalities, runs into implementation difficulties arising from geo-cultural characteristics. Our work deals with the analysis of these characteristics to allow the expansion of virtual learning environments for large groups of students. This concern with the specific characteristics of students from different regions is one of the major obstacles to the implementation of Massive Open Online courses (MOOCs).