The Use of Metaverse for Delivering School Education in the Future in UAE: Advantages and Challenges

Abstract

The researcher aimed at identifying the advantages of using Metaverse for delivering school education in UAE in the future. He also explored the challenges associated with such use. He used the descriptive analytical and quantitative approaches. He created a survey that consists from four main parts through using Google Form. The validity and reliability of the survey were checked. Then, the link of the survey was uploaded to several Facebook groups. Three hundred twenty seven (327) private school teachers in UAE filled in the survey. Thus, the random sampling method was used. After the use of the SPSS software, results were reached. 88.37 % of the respondents support such use of Metaverse. In terms of the advantages associated with such use, it was found that such use of Metaverse shall develop the students’ observation, teamwork, analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Such use of Metaverse shall also raise the students’ academic achievement levels and extent of retaining information. In terms of the associated challenges, it may make students feel isolated and lonely. It is associated with difficulties in protecting the students’ privacy and data security. It shall be associated with difficulty in protecting the students from becoming victims for commercial ads of all kinds.