COVID-19: Threat or Opportunity for Online Education?

• Dimitrios Vlachopoulos ^[1]
  1. [1] Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences: Amsterdam, NL
• Localización: Higher learning research communications: HLRC, ISSN-e 2157-6254, Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 2020
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The outbreak of the COVID-19 began in the Wuhan region of China in December 2019. By February 2020, cases of COVID-19 had been detected on every continent. Governments are advising citizens to be prepared for an outbreak in their community. Today, we are globally experiencing closures in schools and universities, postponements or even cancellations of conferences and other organised events, and social distancing. In addition, we have also seen the promotion of flexible ways of studying and working to hinder the rapid spread of the virus. This position paper aims to reflect on where exactly does online education figure into this crisis situation by focusing on 4 important pillars: a) policy-making, b) access to resources, c) training opportunities and d) ongoing evaluation and monitoring.