The information and communication technologies in distance education of private universities in maracaibo Municipality - Venezuela

Abstract

The investigation was made in order to analyze the Information and Communication Technologies in Distance Education of Private Universities in Maracaibo Municipality, Zulia state, Venezuela. (Camargo, 2008), (Rietveldt y Neuman, 2008), (Cabero, 2007), (Rosario, 2005), (Van-Der Hofstadt, 2005),  (Fournier, 2004), (Cascón, 2004) and (Alarico, 2001), among others, regarding the Information and Communication Technologies. The study was descriptive type with a design of field, nonexperimental-transectional. The sample was constituted by 14 subjects identified as directors and coordinators of distance education of private universities in Maracaibo. The population census was used due to the reduced size of the sample. In order to collect the information, a survey with a Likert scale of 60 items was applied which was put under the validity of content through judgment of five experts, and its reliability was measured applying the alpha cronbach coefficient, which was very high (0,93). The results were analyzed according to a scale previously established. It was possible to be concluded that there is an adequate use of the information and communication technologies used in distance education. In the other hand, it was concluded that there are certain benefits in the technologies mentioned, which advantages aren’t been taken to maximize the effectiveness in the communication process.