Metaverse for Education: Developments, Challenges, and Future Direction

作者：Vinay Chamola, Mritunjay Shall Peelam, Uday Mittal, Vikas Hassija, Anushka Singh, Ritawari Pareek, Poorvi Mangal, Devika Sangwan, Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque, Mufti Mahmud, David J. Brown · 发表于：Computer Applications in Engineering Education · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1002/cae.70018 · 被引用次数：34 · 研究领域：Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts、Education and Learning Interventions、Educational Games and Gamification

ABSTRACT The rapid advancements in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), extended reality (XR), and the internet of things (IoT) have revolutionized various sectors, including education. Metaverse, a convergence of these transformative technologies, offers immersive, personalized, and interactive experiences, making it a powerful tool in modern education. This paper explores the Metaverse's role in enhancing education by examining its architecture, types, and components while addressing practical implementation challenges, and follows a structured review protocol to ensure a comprehensive analysis, including systematic research, paper selection, and a critical examination of relevant studies from reputable databases such as Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, ACM, and Springer. The research objectives focus on evaluating the Metaverse's applications in education, ethical challenges, technological limitations, and potential strategies for sustainable integration. Key research questions address the need for Metaverse adoption in education, its benefits, challenges, and future directions. The Metaverse cultivates essential skills such as empathy, ethical reasoning, and effective communication by providing students with customized, immersive learning environments. However, ethical concerns, technical barriers, and infrastructural costs pose significant obstacles to its widespread adoption. It discusse...