Innovation in Learning Environments: Challenges and Benefits of Transitioning from the Physical Classroom to Online Platforms
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online education, virtual learning, educational technologies, digital divide, higher educationAbstract
Online education has brought significant changes to contemporary educational models by enabling access to academic content without depending on physical spaces or fixed schedules. This modality has promoted learning flexibility, personalized training processes and continuous communication between teachers and students through digital platforms. However, its implementation has also revealed important limitations, including the digital divide, unequal availability of technological devices and connectivity difficulties in certain contexts. Likewise, the effective incorporation of virtual environments requires teachers and students to develop digital competencies, adapt their pedagogical practices and assume new forms of academic interaction. The health emergency caused by COVID-19 accelerated the use of these tools, demonstrating their value in ensuring educational continuity, while also highlighting the need to strengthen technological infrastructure, teacher training and student support. In this regard, online education represents an alternative with high transformative potential, provided that its technical, pedagogical and social challenges are properly addressed.
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