HYBRID EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL MODELS

Abstract

The health emergency as a result of COVID19 evidenced the need to rethink higher education, the new normal generated challenges for educational actors, and it was necessary to evaluate the Educational Models (EM) of universities. The objective of the research was to analyze ME of two universities in the city of Cusco and identify opportunities for improvement towards a hybrid education. The EM of the National University of San Antonio Abad of Cusco (UNSAAC) and the EM of the Andean University of Cusco (UAC) were reviewed. The type of research was descriptive, explanatory and non-experimental design. The results present the characterization of the EM, their diagnosis, evaluation and relevance, considering opportunities for improvement, likewise, guiding principles, macro features and specific features of the educational evaluator that could contribute to restructuring them were identified. It was concluded that the EMs evaluated are outdated, therefore, inadequate to face post-pandemic challenges, they merit changes, not only due to the current situation, but also due to the emergence of new educational demands. The recommendations as opportunities for improvement of the ME could contribute, strengthen and contribute to the educational quality of the university, making it more functional, competent and sustainable over time.