the future of metaverse in educational organizations (definition, roles, and potential research issues of metaverse)

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Sepideh Safarpoor Dehkordi ¹ , Amir Navidi ²

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Received: 2024-07-27 Accepted : 2024-12-27 Published : 2025-05-31

Keywords: metaverse, educational organizations, roles, potential research.,

Abstract :

 

Introduction: The metaverse, often described as a convergence of physical and digital realms, is transforming industries worldwide. In education, this technology promises to redefine traditional methods of teaching and learning by introducing immersive, interactive, and globally connected experiences.In this article, we aim to provide a clear definition of the metaverse in educational organizations, as well as a model and strategy for its implementation and deployment in these organizations.

research methodology: Employing a phenomenological approach, the study analyzes insights from faculty members across Tehran to identify strategic opportunities and challenges.

Findings: Key findings emphasize the metaverse's ability to revolutionize teaching, learning, and organizational training. This research also proposes a roadmap for metaverse adoption, highlighting technological, ethical, and regulatory considerations. The study aims to guide future research and encourage strategic implementation of the metaverse in educational contexts. The metaverse is recognized as one of the technologies with the greatest potential today. Many educational organizations, such as universities, may be unaware of the characteristics of the metaverse, apart from the potential applications of this emerging technology. Despite the great excitement about the possibilities of the metaverse, in order to activate its full potential for interaction, community building, self-expression and commerce, key areas need to be further developed. We see these as new opportunities for teams, projects, businesses, technology providers and educational organizations to collaborate across vibrant ecosystems: Technology - Business infrastructure - Future workforce - Privacy and identity - Regulation, taxation, accounting and social infrastructure are the tools needed. In the Metaverse, some of the existing services and business models that we are familiar with will continue to exist, but the Metaverse will open up a new realm of ways for teachers and learners to interact, which we expect will lead to unique services and models. Not everything in the Metaverse will be relevant to every business. However, there is little harm in taking the opportunity to explore.

Conclusion:  Finally, it is expected that through this paper, researchers in the fields of educational organizations and related technologies will have a clear picture of what the Metaverse is and how it can be used in educational organizations. Most importantly, it is expected that more studies on metaverse-centric educational organizations in educational organizations will be reported in the near future.

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