Dear Commons Community,
In 2022 I was approached by Education Sciences to edit a special edition on the broad themes of online technology and the future of higher education. The result of this effort is a book reprint entitled, Is-Online-Technology-the-Hope-in-Uncertain-Times-for-Higher-Education? Here is a brief summary:
The title, “Is Online Technology the Hope in Uncertain Times for Higher Education?”, provides the purpose of this volume, which is to offer insights into the future of higher education in light of significant advances in online technology that affect all human endeavors. These advances have evolved as a result of the natural development of new technologies as provided by global corporations, the aftereffects of the COVID pandemic, and recent advances in artificial intelligence that portend to redefine how organizations will function in a new world order. Thirty-one experts offered their research as a basis for considering the question posed in this volume. From their work, it is clear that colleges and universities are rapidly migrating to online technology in order to support instruction, research, counseling, academic services, and administrative efficiency. As this migration evolves, consider what Drew Faust, the former president of Harvard University, has stated: “As the landscape continues to change, we must be careful to protect the ideals at the heart of higher education, ideals that serve us all well as we work together to improve the world.”
I am pleased to say that this book reprint is available as a free download at the above website. Printed copies will be available shortly.
Below is the table of contents.
Tony
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Contents
About the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Anthony G. Picciano
Is Online Technology the Hope in Uncertain Times for Higher Education?
Chris Dede and William Lidwell
Developing a Next-Generation Model for Massive Digital Learning
Lucas Kohnke and Andrew Jarvis
Addressing Language and Study Skills Challenges in Online Undergraduate EMI Courses
Alyse C. Hachey, Claire Wladis and Katherine M. Conway
Investigating Online versus Face-to-Face Course Dropout: Why Do Students Say They Are
Leaving?
Andrés F. Mena-Guacas, Jesús A. Meza-Morales, Esther Fernández and Eloy López-Meneses
Digital Collaboration in Higher Education: A Study of Digital Skills and Collaborative Attitudes
in Students from Diverse Universities
Charles Dziuban, Patsy Moskal, Annette Reiner, Adysen Cohen and Christina Carassas
Student Ratings: Skin in the Game and the Three-Body Problem
Charles R. Graham, Ganbat Danaa, Tserenchimed Purevsuren, Adriana Martínez,
Cinthia Bittencourt Spricigo, Barbara Maria Camilotti, et al.
Digital Learning Transformation in Higher Education: International Cases of University Efforts
to Evaluate and Improve Blended Teaching Readiness
Julia Lynn Parra and Suparna Chatterjee
Social Media and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Conversations and Where Do We Go from
Here?
Gregory C. Weaver, Paige L. McDonald, Gordon S. Louie and Taylor C. Woodman
Future Potentials for International Virtual Exchange in Higher Education Post COVID-19: A
Scoping Review
Catherine A. Manly
Connecting Prescriptive Analytics with Student Success: Evaluating Institutional Promise and
Planning
Alfred Essa
The Future of Postsecondary Education in the Age of AI
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