The Virtual University: Challenges and Possibilities

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7130212

Keywords:

Virtual Education, Educational Technology, Globalization, Person, Virtuality, Teaching-learning, Virtual University

Abstract

This article discusses the possibilities and the problems that encloses education that uses technology and virtual reality. It provides a very basic conceptualization about the key issues to be addressed, a brief description and a comparative analysis of advantages and disadvantages of including technological means in educational tasks. It ends with a reflection on the possibility of creating virtual universities in response to the actual challenges in education.

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Author Biography

José Rubén Croda Marini, Universidad de Xalapa

Licenciado en derecho por la Universidad Veracruzana. Licenciado en ciencias y técnicas de la comunicación por la Universidad de Xalapa. Maestro en docencia universitaria por la Universidad de Xalapa. Estudios de filosofía y letras clásicas en el Seminario Interdiocesano Rafael Guízar Valencia. Candidato a doctor en derecho público por la Universidad Veracruzana. Catedrático de la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales de la Universidad Veracruzana. Catedrático de la Universidad de Xalapa.

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Published

2013-08-05

How to Cite

Croda Marini, J. R. (2013). The Virtual University: Challenges and Possibilities. Universita Ciencia, 2(4), 137–144. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7130212

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2013): Education in its Multidisciplinary Transcendence

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