Fast forwarding Higher Education Institutions for Global Challenges
This book addresses various 21st century questions and challenges, especially the role of technology in upgrading teaching and learning in today’s society, and the role of higher education institutions in improving standards of living, economics, society
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t forwarding Higher Education Institutions for Global Challenges Perspectives and Approaches
Fast forwarding Higher Education Institutions for Global Challenges
Ismail Hussein Amzat • Byabazaire Yusuf Editors
Fast forwarding Higher Education Institutions for Global Challenges Perspectives and Approaches
Editors Ismail Hussein Amzat Department of Educational Studies University of Utara Malaysia Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Byabazaire Yusuf Department of Educational Studies University of Utara Malaysia Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
ISBN 978-981-287-602-7 ISBN 978-981-287-603-4 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-603-4
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Preface
If there ever was a time for an educational institution to hasten to accommodate global demands, be fast-paced to cope with the challenges of the new era and outperform to meet the social expectations, it is absolutely now. It is a great honour and privilege for me and my review team to present a timely book on Educational Institutions Fast-Forward for Global Challenges to the global readers. This book embarks on a journey of answering various questions and challenges posed by the twenty-first century, especially the role of technology in upgrading teaching and learning in our societies and the role of higher institutions in uplifting the standard of living, society and sustainability. In addition, it covers a wide and broad spectrum of selected authors across the globe and diverse topics across the disciplines. Part I presents the role of technology in education, especially in improving teaching and learning. As learning is the core business of educational institutions, this part calls authors, academicians and researchers
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