RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Experiences in the Training of Teaching Digital Competence for Using Digital Social Networks A1 Fuentes-Cancell, Dieter Reynaldo A1 Estrada-Molina, Odiel A1 Delgado-Yanes, Nilda A1 Zambrano-Acosta, Jimmy Manuel K1 digital competence K1 online courses K1 teacher education K1 5803 Preparación y Empleo de Profesores K1 5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos AB AbstractBackground/purpose – The training of teachers to use digital social networks implies a change in the cultural paradigm and new alternatives for the development of their digital skills. This research analyzes the effectiveness of a workshop-structured massive online open course (MOOC) to develop the teaching of digital skills associated with using digital social networks for educational purposes.Materials/methods – A quasi-experiment with pretest and posttest and intact groups was conducted. The population of the study was the teaching staff of Cuba’s University of Informatics Science, with a sample of 30 teaching professors.Results – The statistical results justify that in the two experimental groups, the implementation of the MOOC was satisfactory as significant differences were evident. The results suggest and affirm that MOOC-type online courses are an appropriate means for the continuation of teacher training as professional development. It concludes by arguing challenges in teacher training to develop their digital skills, highlighting: (1) technological, social, and educational imaginary; and (2) teaching digital culture vs. cultural codes of the student body.Conclusion – The main contribution is the effectiveness of teacher training through the interaction and interactivity between the designed MOOC and learning activities conducted using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Telegram. PB Universitepark SN 2564 - 8020 YR 2022 FD 2022-12 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63834 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63834 LA spa NO Fuentes-Cancell, DR., Estrada-Molina, O., Delgado-Yanes, N., Zambrano-Acosta, JM. (2022). Experiences in the Training of Teaching Digital Competence for Using Digital Social Networks. Educational Process: International Journal, 11(4): 7-26. https://dx.doi.org/10.22521/edupij.2022.114.1 NO Innovación Educativa DS UVaDOC RD 21-dic-2024