Undoubtedly, virtual education is a learning opportunity that adapts to the time and needs of all of us who live on this planet, it facilitates the management of information and has a great umbrella that are information technologies, tools that by the way are more stimulating and motivating in the learning process and they are displacing traditional methods.
The Internet-Education relationship today has strong ties due to its contributory nature, since through this now easily accessible tool it is possible to achieve important results in the training part.
Until recently there was talk about the digitization or virtualization of music and its effects on the recording industry that has practically transformed its nature.
The same occurs with the Internet as a technological phenomenon that brings the world closer and brings face-to-face contact with science, technology, culture, innovation, etc., its presence opens up immense possibilities for the transfer of knowledge.
What it is about is to apply an innovative model that is capable of generating the capacity and the development of competences by making use of this tool virtually, which allows to apply the knowledge acquired efficiently when the student comes into contact with the world of work.
The methodology for virtual teaching already exists and has been worked on for several years, with very good results from which excellent conclusions can be drawn. However, it must be borne in mind that the role of the teacher or tutor, as known in some methodologies, is more of a companion than a transmitter of knowledge, and times today require a change in the methodology referred to, for example, the materials and the way of delivering knowledge, where it is no longer done in the form of a chair, but with the help and support of audiovisual media.
The greatest potential that is seen in the application of education through virtual means is the great possibility of accessing it at ridiculous prices, even free of charge, also allowing lower costs in terms of investment or construction of infrastructure compared to education regular.
Already today there are many training centers and universities that offer virtual training, with very good results in their graduates. The companies that hire these have been able to notice the difference with those educated under a traditional training regime, the levels of competitiveness and productivity are relevant, positive and notorious.
Without a doubt today it has become a self-training system where each person has the opportunity to design their own learning and knowledge. These physical territorial barriers are breaking down and it allows us to enter a new world where there is no nationality, what many call "universalization." The methods have been transformed and the physical space of the classroom is extended to the entire universe so that information can be accessed from anywhere without any distinction or restriction.
Through the virtual medium, those differences between reality and fiction are eliminated, to give free rein to our fantasies and let the imagination fly. Technology and its advances are made available and within everyone's reach, allowing a rapprochement between people since it is an ideal vehicle to promote relationships and socialization, eliminates barriers of rank or class, and puts us all in same level.
Modern forward-thinking companies are also taking up the challenge by using virtual methodologies in their in-house training and induction programs. The benefits are multiple, better results, minimization of processes, the guarantee that the levels of learning are more effective and, most importantly, less expensive and of greater scope to many people in the organization.
This process also requires certain commitments and changes in the students, who are generally used to an education without interest and reluctance, it requires a change in attitude and to be more autonomous, self-motivated and have the desire to learn to acquire the knowledge and skills. respective skills, and have greater responsibility for the outcome of learning, responsibility previously limited exclusively to the teacher.
We are convinced that in the short term, there will be radical changes in the learning process since everything will be virtualized and necessarily forces us to get on the bandwagon of technological transformation, otherwise people, companies, educational institutions that are not evaluating these technologies and changing their model in pedagogical and competitive terms, will be relegated and will tend to disappear.
