Title:
The Use of e-Learning Platforms in a Lockdown Scenario—A Study in Latin American Countries [Download]Título:
Uso de Plataformas de e-learning en escenarios de confinamiento: Un estudio en países Latinoamericanos [Download]Authors:
C. A. Collazos, F. Pozzi and M. Romagnoli
Index Terms:
Educational programs;Electronic learning;COVID-19;Training data;Educational institutions;Distance learning;COVID;e-learning;platform;university
Abstract:
Recently, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Universities have been subject to a radical change, as they were forced to rapidly and massively shift from residential to online education. In this scenario, e-learning, which has been studied for several years, has attracted an unprecedented attention and revealed many advantages and disadvantages, thus feeding a debate about its efficacy. In an attempt to contribute to such debate, a study in different Latin-American countries has been conducted, in order to understand teachers’ and students’ perceptions about the experienced online setting during the lockdown. This paper describes the results of this preliminary study and reflects on factors that need to be improved to increase the quality of online education.
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How to cite:
C. A. Collazos, F. Pozzi and M. Romagnoli, "The Use of e-Learning Platforms in a Lockdown Scenario—A Study in Latin American Countries," in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 419-423, Nov. 2021. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2021.3137632