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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM AS AN EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVE DURING<sup>T</sup>HE PANDEMIC COVID-19

Abstract:

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has required faculty and students to adapt to an unprecedented challenge and rapidly transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to distance learning formats via virtual classrooms. While most campuses have trained faculty to ensure the quality and maintenance of curriculum through virtual classrooms, less attention has been paid to training students, who face the same challenges in adapting to this abrupt change in curriculum delivery. Few approaches have been developed for students to facilitate their involuntary transition to virtual classrooms and the maintenance of appropriate online learning behaviors and etiquette. The present research analyzes the experiences gained in the use of virtual classrooms during the COVD-19 pandemic, in higher education in Ecuador, by interviewing students from three Ecuadorian universities. Finally, suggestions are offered to develop the functioning of classrooms in virtual learning environments based on the experiences analyzed.