Sustainable Transition to Online Learning during Uncertain Times
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 40180
Special Issue Editors
Interests: technology-enhanced learning; creativity; development
Interests: STEM; online inquiry-based learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated how vulnerable human health is to unprecedented global challenges. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, especially heat waves, drought conditions, and cold spells, is expected to intensify or to occur more frequently and lead to extreme severity events. The pandemic and climate change are severity events which have both raised uncertainities about time and location, i.e., where they will have an impact and for how long. Both the pandemic and climate change will affect many aspects of life for everyone on earth. For example, online learning has become more frequently used. How online learning can be transited and sustained in various learning environment is a key issue during these uncertain times. Therefore, factors in relation to this issue should be regarded to promote the transition and sustainability of online learning. Any study related to this topic will be warmly welcomed for submission.
This Special Issue (SI) aims to advance the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the use of online learning during and after COVID-19. Research (including case studies, empirical studies, design-based research, design-based implementation research, and theoretical papers) on the following topics (but not limited to) across different educational levels (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.) and types (e.g., formal, informal, etc.) are welcome:
- Design and implementation of online learning program for education;
- Online learning and tools for cognitive development;
- Assessment of online learning;
- Innovative instructional approaches as related to online learning;
- Teachers’ education and training for conducting online learning programs;
- Online learning for action-oriented education;
- Motivational issues related to online learning;
- Online learning differs across different levels of education;
- Online learning differs across age groups, gender, etc;
- Development of curricula for online education.
Prof. Dr. Jon-Chao Hong
Prof. Dr. Chi-Ruei Tsai
Prof. Dr. Ying Hwa Kee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- education
- online education
- online learning
- sustainable education
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