Prospects for the Development of Distance and Online Learning in the Context of Higher Education
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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v16.n2.333-348Palavras-chave:
Higher education, digitalization, online education, distance educationResumo
Na sociedade digital de hoje, a importância do ensino à distância e online no contexto do ensino superior está aumentando. As rápidas mudanças tecnológicas, o desenvolvimento da Internet e as crescentes necessidades dos alunos por flexibilidade e acessibilidade à educação criam novas oportunidades para as instituições de ensino superior. O objetivo do artigo é encontrar métodos eficazes e processos de modelagem para determinar as perspectivas de desenvolvimento da educação a distância e online nas condições socioeconômicas modernas. O documento é relevante, pois examina as tendências atuais e identifica os benefícios, desafios e oportunidades que acompanham esse desenvolvimento. O artigo examina as estatísticas do crescimento do número de alunos que optam pelo ensino a distância e explica esse crescimento em termos de conveniência, eficiência e acessibilidade dessa forma de educação. Ela também analisa o impacto positivo desse desenvolvimento no ensino superior e no mercado de trabalho global. O artigo explora os benefícios que o ensino a distância e online proporciona ao ensino superior. Ele se concentra na flexibilidade que oferece aos alunos, permitindo que eles estudem no horário e no local que mais lhes convier. Também aponta para a possibilidade de acesso a uma grande quantidade de recursos educacionais e especialistas de todo o mundo, o que amplia as oportunidades para os alunos obterem uma educação de qualidade. O artigo destaca os desafios enfrentados pelas instituições de ensino superior durante o desenvolvimento do ensino a distância e online. Ela discute os requisitos tecnológicos necessários para a implementação bem-sucedida dessas formas de aprendizagem, além de garantir a qualidade do ensino e a interação professor-aluno. No entanto, o artigo também aponta para as oportunidades que o ensino a distância oferece para a inovação na educação, como o uso de realidade virtual, plataformas interativas e outras tecnologias. A pesquisa mostra que esses formatos de aprendizagem têm grande potencial e podem se tornar um componente importante do sistema educacional moderno. No entanto, sua implementação e uso efetivos requerem atenção a alguns aspectos fundamentaisReferências
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Direitos de Autor (c) 2023 Serhii Kudin, Oleksandra Ordanovska, Natalie Stefanyuk, Lesia Moroz-Rekotova , Viktor Parzhnytskyi
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