The Challenges of Augmented Reality for Higher Education in Spanish-speaking Countries

This systematic review of augmented reality in higher education answers the following question: What are the challenges of augmented reality in higher education in Spanish-speaking countries? The general objective is to identify the current challenges of augmented reality in higher education in Spanish-speaking countries. A bibliographic research method was carried out using the following keywords: augmented reality, higher education, AR; as well as Boolean search operators AND and OR. A total of 96 sources published in Scielo, Scopus, and WOS-indexed journals between 2018 and 2022 in English and Spanish were analyzed. It is concluded that augmented reality contributes to the achievement of learning outcomes and consequently, to the improvement of the quality of educational processes in higher education. However, there are different challenges, such as curricular, technological infrastructure, financial, and training challenges, among others, that require a change in institutional stance in order to improve teaching and learning processes in universities.