The challenges of universalizing distance education in higher education

• Autor(a) principal: Barbante, Cesário José Sanjambo
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Lia Raquel, Tumbo, Dionísio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/investigacaoeducacional.2023.15894

The pandemic caused by covid-19 has changed the educational scenario. In this sense, the study aims to put into perspective the challenges posed by the need for universal access to Distance Learning (EaD), enriched by networked digital technologies, for higher education students in Angola and Mozambique. The investigation is based on a quantitative descriptive research. Data collection was based on the application of a questionnaire survey. The results of the study show that digital EaD is possible in the countries in question, with almost all (99%) of these students having at least one mobile digital device. On the other hand, access to the Internet, whether in Angola or Mozambique, still has many limitations. In general, students consider the technical, technological conditions and IT equipment available to them at the institution they attend to be reasonable to inadequate.