Metaverse and education: a complex space for the next educational revolution
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https://doi.org/10.56294/mr202356Keywords:
Education, TIC, Educational Technology, Immersive Learning, MetaverseAbstract
The information age, the impact of Covid-19 and the fourth industrial revolution have accelerated the processes of digitization and virtualization of society. Implemented in multiple scientific disciplines and social spaces, technological advances are projected towards increasingly immersive and interconnected scenarios. The study carried out allowed the review and produce a qualitative synthesis of the possibilities of exploiting the metaverse for educational purposes. The research was carried out based on a qualitative review design, using a predefined protocol and the use of a priori categories for the analysis of emerging codes and categories. The main results suggest that the metaverse presents various benefits, services and tools that can be applied to improve the quality and access in education. It is appreciated that the construction of an educational metaverse may be possible in the future.
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