Multidimensionality of Distance Education: A View from the Academic and Administrative Perspectives

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the multidimensionality of Distance Education from the academic and administrative perspectives, taking into account the boom that this modality has and that has developed more and more with the pandemic, indicating to universities the need for transformation to adapt to the requirements of society with the application of information and communication technologies. The study was developed with a quantitative approach, under the positivist paradigm, carrying out descriptive research with a non-experimental design. The population was made up of students and coordinators from three Venezuelan universities with the modality to whom a questionnaire was applied for both populations. The results indicated concordance in the perceptions of students and coordinators regarding the academic and administrative management carried out with Distance Education, because it is almost always possible for the policies to strengthen the new technologies to be disseminated by the academic administration, and are appropriate for the administrative staff, where it is observed in the improvement plan, In addition, the process of entry to the modality is promoted with an adequate administrative organization, and training and induction are provided for entry into the virtual classroom.