Una aproximación de la evolución de la educación a distancia: la Universidad EAN un caso de éxito.

Abstract

Sin duda alguna la tecnología ha sido motor de cambios importantes en la gestión del sector educativo y empresarial, la forma en que ahora trabajamos, las herramientas que utilizamos, los medios para comunicarnos, son algunos de los factores clave que tienen que ver con los avances de la tecnología. La educación es un sector que se ha favorecido enormemente con los avances tecnológicos, gracias a ello la cobertura de la población educada en niveles de pregrado y postgrado se ha elevado en la mayoría de los países. En este artículo se hace una aproximación a la evolución de la educación a distancia a nivel mundial y un recorrido de la historia de la Universidad EAN en esta modalidad.

The technology has been significant changes in the management of education and business as the way we work now and the tools we use. The mass media are some of the key factors that have to do with advances technology. Education is a sector that has benefited greatly from technological advances, as a result of the educated population coverage in undergraduate and graduate levels, that has risen in most countries. This article is an approach to the development of distance education worldwide and a tour of the history of the EAN University in this mode.Virtual training, in addition to complying with the characteristics of classroom education is characterized by the formation processes take the place of each person, the spaces are their own virtual classroom environment without time restriction, or space. This learning environment is magical and ideal for people who want to overcome their own efforts. The teacher becomes a mentor and guide to the need of each individual.