University students and remote education: challenges in the face of COVID-19 in Peru

ABSTRACT

This research aims to determine the challenges university students face in terms of continuity of learning remotely without the ravages of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 affecting their professional training. The purpose is to understand their attitudes towards this global problem. From the methodological point of view, the research has a quantitative approach, a descriptive type, and a non-experimental design. A questionnaire was used as an instrument, and as a technique, a virtual survey, with the participation of 159 students of the 2020-II cycle from three Peruvian universities. The result has shown a growth and strengthening of the university's digital skills, reinforcing their dependence on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop their academic activities.