Internal and External Perceptions About Quality of Online Education

 

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Autor: Parra-Castrillón, José Eucario
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Descripción:Objective. The main objective of the study was to know the quality of online education at the university level. Method. Methodologically, a mixed approach was used with a convergent analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were obtained from students, teachers, and graduates of this educational modality through focus groups and in-depth interviews. The quantitative data were obtained from external inquiries through surveys. Results. As a result, external visions did not show credulity about the quality of online education and, without knowing its curricular dynamism, they exhibited distrust about the competencies of graduates. This explains why higher education continues to be predominantly face-to-face, even with the rise of the virtual world. On the other hand, the internal visions revealed confidence in the quality and confirmed theoretical concepts about learning in virtuality related to pedagogical mediations, educational, technological platforms, pedagogical competencies of teachers, construction of learning, and continuous participation of students. Conclusions. These findings can be applied in the renewal of educational quality systems focused on the positivist measurement of intrinsic factors; they can also be used to advance from a model of socialization and promotion based on flexibility and easy access to another focused on pedagogical potential and training advantages of online education.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
Inglés
Portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13891
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/13891
Palabra clave:Online learning
quality of education
university education
role of the teacher
Aprendizaje en línea
calidad de la educación
educación universitaria
rol del profesorado
Aprendizagem on-line
qualidade da educação
ensino universitário
papel docente