"The higher education sector is dynamic and needs constant adaptation to meet the requirements of students and industry. This book provides insights from experienced academicians on the digitalization of education and its appropriateness for enhancing the quality of education in higher education institutes. The book provides insights on technologies used in digital education, the competencies and skills required by teachers and students, managing quality of education through online modes, MOOCs (Massive,Open, Online Courses), and methods to support teachers and instructors in online education. The book also enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they need in a digital age and to enable them to build collaborative learning that will bring them success. The book is written for educators, students, and policymakers of higher education and allows them to transform traditional education to digital education and continue their activities without the requirements of students and teachers meeting each other on campus"--
The higher education sector is dynamic and needs constant adaptation to meet the requirements of students and industry. This book provides insights from experienced academicians on the digitalization of education and its appropriateness for enhancing the quality of education in higher education institutes.
The book provides insights on technologies used in digital education, the competencies and skills required by teachers and students, managing quality of education through online modes, MOOCs (Massive, Open, Online Courses), and methods to support teachers and instructors in online education. The book also enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they need in a digital age and to enable them to build collaborative learning that will bring them success.
The book is written for educators, students, and policymakers of higher education and allows them to transform traditional education to digital education and continue their activities without the requirements of students and teachers meeting each other on campus.
Higher education is dynamic, constantly adapting to meet the requirements of students and industry. This book provides insights from experienced academicians on the digitalization of education and its appropriateness for enhancing the quality of teaching in institutions of higher education.
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SECTION I Transformation of Education |
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Chapter 1 Determining Sustainability of Online Teaching: Issues and Challenges |
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Chapter 2 Effectiveness of Online Learning and Face-to-Face Teaching Pedagogy |
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Chapter 3 Issues and Challenges Faced by College Students in Online Learning during the Pandemic Period |
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Chapter 4 Teacher's Perception toward Online Teaching in Higher Education during COVID-19 |
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Chapter 5 Challenges Faced by Faculty and Students in Online Teaching and Learning: A Study of Higher Education Institutions in Oman |
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Chapter 6 Ramifications of Digitalization in Higher Education Institutions Concerning Indian Educators: A Thematic Analysis |
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Chapter 7 Digital Education and Society 5.0 |
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SECTION II Understanding Technology in Education |
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Chapter 8 Moodle: Learning Management System |
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Chapter 9 Digital Transformation of Higher Education: Opportunities and Constraints for Teaching, Learning and Research |
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Chapter 10 `Rubrics' as a Tool for Holistic Assessment: Design Considerations and Emerging Trends |
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Chapter 11 A Systematic Review of Barriers to Crowdsourcing in Science in Higher Education |
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Chapter 12 Effects of Technology-Based Feedback on Learning |
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Chapter 13 Storyboarding: A Pedagogical Tool for Digital Learning |
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SECTION III Enhancing Teaching Quality in Digital Age |
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Chapter 14 Online Social Capital and Its Role in Students' Career Development |
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Chapter 15 Upskilling and Reskilling in the Digital Age: The Way Forward for Higher Educational Institutions |
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Chapter 16 Strengthening the Retention Rate of Massive Open Online Courses through Emotional Intelligence and Intrinsic Motivation |
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Chapter 17 Digitalization of Higher Education: Issues and Challenges |
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Chapter 18 Creating a Sustainable Future with Digitalization in Online Education: Issues and Challenges |
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Index |
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S. L. Gupta is currently working as the Dean of Waljat College of Applied Sciences. Previous to joining WCAS, he had been the Director of Birla Institute of Technology (Deemed University Ranchi, India) Patna Campus. He brings with him a rich experience of 27 years in academia. His Professional Qualifications includes, an Executive Programme in Retail Management from IIM-Kolkata and a PGDBM (Marketing) from CMD Modinagar, India and M.Com from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. His Fields of Specialization are Sales and Distribution Management, Marketing Research, Marketing of Service, Retail Management, Research Methodology. He has to his credit many Publications in National and International Journals. He has published eight Books, which are internationally recognized and recommended in many universities and colleges, and Research Papers on his area of specialization.
Nawal Kishor is Professor and former Director, School of Management Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India. He is Ph.D., PGDIM and M.Com. He is the Managing Editor of the leading journal, The Indian Journal of Commerce and the Editor of Indian Journal of Open Learning. He has been engaged in teaching, training, research and other academic and administrative activities for the last 30 years. He has been involved in the development of B.Com, M.Com, PGDIBO, BBA (Retail), M.Phil and Ph.D programmes along with the conduct of Orientation Programmes, Workshops, Refresher Courses, Faculty Development Programmes, etc.. He has published more than 60 research papers in the International and National reputed journals. He has presented more than 15 research papers in the International and National Conferences. He has been actively involved as Key Note Speaker, Technical Session Chairman, Guest of Honour, Resource Person in various International and National Conferences. His areas of interest are : International Business Management, International Marketing, Marketing Management, Consumer Behaviour, General Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Foreign Trade, Export Import Procedures and Documentation, Retail Management and Distance Education. He has visited USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, UK, Netharland, Italy, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Singapore, Hongkong, UAE, Nambia, etc. for academic purposes. He has received Best Researcher Silver Medal for the Second Best Research Paper Award 2014.
Niraj Mishra is currently working as Head- Department of Management Waljat College of Applied Sciences, Muscat, Oman. Dr. Mishra completed his MBA degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India and PhD in Management from BR Ambedekar Bihar University, India. Dr.Niraj Mishra has published several research papers in areas of service marketing, e-services and quality management. Dr. Mishra has participated in many national and international conferences and presented research papers. He has also the received best paper award for one of his papers presented in an international conference. He is also guiding PhD scholars in various universities in India in the area of e-services. Dr. Niraj Mishra has served as Deputy Head-Department of Management, Quality Coordinator (Academic) at Waljat College of Applied Sciences) and is the Chairman of Risk Management Committee of the college. Dr. Mishra has played an active role in preparation of strategic plan and operational plans, risk register and various HR policies of the college.
Sonali Mathur is associated with JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida since 2010 working as Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Engineering Department. She received B.E in Computer Science and Engineering from M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, M.Tech in Information Technology from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Pursing Ph.D in Data warehouse testing and security from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.Having more than 16 years of teaching and research experience and published research papers in various Journals and Conferences. Her area of interest includes Data Warehouse, Data Mining, Security and Testing.
Utkarsh Gupta is currently pursuing MBA in Marketing and Business Analytics from University of Connecticut, US. He is also serving as the President at UConn Graduate Consulting, where he manages a team of 50 consultants. He also has extensive work experience with developing marketing and sales strategy for startups. He had worked as Decision Scientist in Mu Sigma delivering data-based strategy solutions to fortune 500 companies. He had a brief stint with The Coca-Cola companys global headquarters in Atlanta developing marketing strategies.