Simulators and virtual laboratories in online engineering education: A student perspective

This paper presents the results of the engineering student’s perception of the implementation of virtual laboratories and simulators in the online modality during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was done through a questionnaire that was designed and validated to later apply it online and collect the student’s perception regarding their previous experience, learning, self-learning, teaching practice, emotions and the curriculum around virtual laboratories and simulators. It is concluded that they are tools accepted by the students and that they facilitate learning and contribute to achieve the competencies required in engineering, even when the education is in the distance modality.