Influence of the Distance Learning Environment on Learner Engagement: An Experiment Involving Virtual Reality
In this work, we study the relevance of using virtual reality (VR) to carry on distance education that promotes learner engagement. Indeed, we have conducted a study with master’s students for which we offered courses within the metaverse. Our objective was to evaluate the utility of VR as a distance learning framework and to identify its impact on the cognitive, behavioural and emotional engagement of learners. The results obtained have highlighted the contribution of VR and its utility in the context of post-pandemic distance education context.