Mercantilização do ensino superior, crise trabalhista e pandemia do COVID-19

This article aimed to analyze the commodification of higher education and the impact of digital technologies and the coronavirus pandemic on the level of learning and work of university professors. The methodology used was a bibliographical review – with content analysis (theoretical-deductive and dialectic), in a qualitative and quantitative way. The conclusion was that the process of commodification of higher education, the economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the implementation of the virtual class system, in hybridity with face-to-face classes, impacting the quality of teaching and the work of teachers. university students, who started to face difficulties with the volume of work, with the mastery of new digital tools and with the challenge of maintaining the level of engagement and learning of students.