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Colombia crossing the barriers of virtual education

 Introduction

Virtual education in Colombia implies a great social, economic and political change, since it allows a new perspective about the methods by which the student now acquires knowledge, the ease of accessing higher education that translates into greater opportunities of formal work therefore, higher monetary income.

This type of education allows you to perform several tasks at the same time, study, work or be a high-performance athlete, since it depends on connectivity and accessibility to the network to enter the virtual platform where the information and activities that must be hosted are hosted perform according to a schedule previously established by the institution.

Positive aspects

You can manage your own time availability

It is not mandatory to comply with schedules

Ability to perform different activities

Learning is self-paced

Have immediate access to information online

A self-learning culture has been developed

Builds ability to prioritize activities that need to be done

In general, the advantages of virtual education are many, the most important thing is to make the decision and accept the cultural change of going from being 100% under the custody of a teacher at a given time and meeting daily requirements, to having control of our own time both learning and developing activities


Negative aspects

High student dropout rates

Must have access to technology

Less offer of university courses

Offer of lower quality academic training

Greater discipline

In general, the disadvantages are few compared to the benefits obtained by completing an academic training, they depend mainly on the commitment and effort invested in it.


Lina Vanessa Cataño is a student of the English B1 course.

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