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Six benefits that the metaverse offers to colleges and universities

  • Written by Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageColleges are offering more virtual reality experiences as they become 'metaversities.'vadimguzhva via Getty Images

Even though it’s unclear what exactly the metaverse is and whether it even exists, colleges and universities have jumped onto the metaverse bandwagon. They have augmented in-person and remote video learning with features such as g...

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