EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA E FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE: O SISTEMA UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA DO BRASIL COMO FORMA DE AMPLIAR O ACESSO À EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR

The Law of Directives and Bases of Education, 1996, article 80 established the legal basis for operation of Distance Education - Distance Education in all instances. The importance of this law stems from the need to conceive with certainty, establish operating parameters and quality and finally, evaluate the various courses of distance education for him indoors. In this scenario arises the Open University of Brazil - UAB as an important policy to combat the deficiency in the training of teachers in the Federation units more remote from major centers, understanding the quality of teacher training is a critical point for the serious deficiencies that plague the basic education Brazil. Therefore, the objective is to analyze the UAB as an alternative to expansion and internalization of education, particularly with regard to teacher training.