Higher Education Future in the Era of Digital Transformation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Role of Technology in Digital Learning
3. Digital Transformation and Higher Education Institutions
4. Underpinning Theories
4.1. General Theory for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
4.2. Digital Transformation of Social Theory
5. Higher Education Future
- With the university acting as a closed ecosystem that supports and mentors students while they pursue a course of study, the study program offers fundamental, thorough preparation for post-graduation employment. For those who enter college or a university straight out of high school, this plan works effectively.
- The first-degree program provides a strong base of skills and knowledge. It can resemble a condensed study schedule. On top of this base, the curriculum is continuously developed by the student using fresh learning units. Several training companies make these extra blocks available.
- At a college or university, the course of study is no longer completed as a little unit. Instead, it consists of separately merged modules from many training providers, all of varying sizes. Which learning phases or units the students choose to finish is up to them. The university is also accountable for officially acknowledging finished learning phases by issuing certificates or other forms of evidence.
- As high school graduates, the students in this module do not go on to higher education. They already have individual identities and life experiences. Later in life, they enroll in college or university and incorporate their life experience into their studies. They require a flexible course of study that alternates between the advisers’ and teachers’ didactic control and their own autonomy.
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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