Reflexões sobre o fim do sistema universidade aberta do Brasil como fundamento para o fortalecimento de políticas públicas em educação superior a distância no Brasil

Abstract

This article aims to problematize the fragility of Distance Education in public institutions of higher education and the relationship of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) system with the weakening of the construction of public policies aimed at the constitution of Public Distance Education (DE) that has as a parameter the strengthening of the modality at all levels. Initially, it is argued that, despite 10 years of existence of the UAB system, emergency policies for the provision of DE still prevail in public institutions, which are consubstantiated in the development of few policies that institutionalize DE. Then, it is problematic how the UAB system, in directing all the policies for the formation of teachers, ended up weakening the modality of EaD in the public institutions. Finally, it is concluded that the UAB system, despite being the promoter of the DE, has also become the obstacle for the DE to be able to consolidate and broaden its scope.