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Metaverse as an Educational Instrument in Higher Tourism and Hospitality Education: Teaching Staff Perceptions

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Education and training in tourism and hospitality

Abstract

The teaching and learning process in higher education is undergoing significant change as academic interactions between educators, students, and their colleagues alter because of the challenges imposed by rigorous globalization and pandemic consequences. As a result, universities have significant challenges regarding traditional campus-based or online learning approaches. These factors have been widely acknowledged to have a negative impact on students' learning experiences, and as a result, there is a need to focus on technology-enhanced education environments. The idea of improvement, however, necessitates examining the necessary changes and factors that the academics and professionals in charge of education must take into account. This research offers a thorough evaluation of Metaverse as a teaching resource in its respective fields from the viewpoint of the teaching staff. Through a descriptive approach, this research evaluates the technical aspects, prospects, challenges, and educators' perceptions of the Metaverse and its didactic usefulness. The questionnaire was completed by 407 faculty lecturers and professors of varied genders, ages, academic levels, and teaching experience who work in various faculties and higher institutes in Egypt. Their responses were descriptively analyzed, and SPSS statistics were used to confirm the existence of significant disparities in their judgments for the various factors investigated. Gaps by area of study and years of teaching experience in the participants' assessments have been found and explored within the major findings. The study also presented an unambiguous overview of the many facets of using Metaverse technology in tourism and hotel higher education.

DOI

10.21608/mjthr.2024.269115.1142

Keywords

Metaverse, Higher Tourism and Hospitality Education, Technical Aspects, Academic Experience, educational technology

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Marzouk

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Faculty of Tourism and Hotels University of Sadat City Fifth Zone

Email

asmaa.marzouk@fth.usc.edu.eg

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First Name

AbdelFattah

Last Name

Shawaly

MiddleName

Soliman

Affiliation

Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City

Email

fattahshawaly22@gmail.com

City

Sadat City

Orcid

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First Name

Ismail

Last Name

Hussien

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Email

elshaerabdallah66@yahoo.com

City

Sadat City

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Volume

18

Article Issue

1

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46507

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-02-13

Publish Date

2024-07-01

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1

Page End

22

Print ISSN

2357-0652

Online ISSN

2735-4741

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1,533

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Publication Title

Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Metaverse as an Educational Instrument in Higher Tourism and Hospitality Education: Teaching Staff Perceptions

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27 Dec 2024