Sánchez,
Salinas, Contreras & Meyer (2011) in their study conducted in Chile provide evidence that the current learners do
not share common characteristics and some of their skills and abilities do not correspond with those ascribed to them
in literature. Gross, Garcia & Escofet (2012) focus in their study on preferences and attitudes towards ICT in two
groups of university students: face-to-face students and online students.