This book delves into how India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions multidisciplinary higher education as a transformative approach to equip learners with diverse perspectives and skills to address complex global challenges. Tracing the evolution of multidisciplinary higher education from ancient centres of learning such as Takshashila and Nalanda to modern specialised institutions, it advocates for a return to holistic learning.Unlike narrow disciplinary silo...

The use of technology in higher education has grown significantly in India since the Covid-19 pandemic. This volume examines the intersection of technology and higher education, tracing the evolving landscape of technology adoption in higher education in India.Moving beyond theoretical discussions, the book examines how various technologies are actively reshaping educational opportunities. The volume presents a comprehensive analysis of policies, practices, and achievements while al...

This book offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of global trends and national strategies, with a particular emphasis on internationalization within India’s higher education sector. Unlike traditional comparative studies, this book presents a practical, policy-oriented approach that integrates perspectives on student and faculty mobility, collaborative research, and digital learning. It emphasizes the implementation of India’s National Education Policy 2020 and strategic initi...

Principles of Technology Integration and Learning explores the fundamental relationship between learning and technology across a variety of integrative and symbiotic areas. Today’s digital tools hold great potential to define and improve educational experiences and outcomes, but the teachers, learners, designers, and educational leaders responsible for their implementation need coherent, evidence-based guidance before the benefits and rewards are fully attainable. This book’s holi...

This book traces the contours of higher education research in India. It analyses the Indian higher education system that has seen unprecedented expansion in the last couple of decades with increasing institutional and programme diversification, diverse participants accessing higher education, and curricula becoming more market oriented in a globalised context.The book provides an empirical analysis of issues related to higher education research in the country including internationa...

This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and expectations teachers and trainers face in practicing blended learning approaches. Authored by renowned international experts, it presents selected case studies that delve into the design, development, and delivery of exceptional blended courses. It covers the theoretical foundations and technological affordances of blended learning applied to specific higher education contexts. It includes various models and approaches p...

This book presents a collection of curated case studies written by esteemed international experts, focusing on planning, management, and evaluation of designing, developing, and delivering high-quality blended programmes and courses. Embracing a holistic perspective of online and blended learning and based on the mapping of diverse national and institutional education systems, it offers an insightful exploration of innovative and best practices through case studies on policy, planning and ...

A must-read for every teacher in the 21st century, this book provides a comprehensive guide to facilitating joyful, sustainable, holistic, multidisciplinary, and active learning. The book discusses different approaches, principles, techniques, and activities for creating a classroom where different learning types can thrive. The methods outlined in this volume help teachers ensure that every learner, regardless of background or orientation, can engage in participatory, reflective, self-dir...

This book provides a comprehensive and balanced description of learning and teaching by connecting it to secondary and higher education teachers’ experiences and practices in day-to-day life. Woven around research conducted by educationists, psychologists, and practitioners around the globe, this book presents key concepts and addresses significant discussions and concerns with regard to learning and teaching in the present age. Seeking to help teachers understand learners’ learning needs,...

This book presents a synopsis of six emerging themes in adult mathematics/numeracy and a critical discussion of recent developments in terms of policies, provisions, and the emerging challenges, paradoxes and tensions. It also offers an extensive review of the literature adult mathematics education. Why do adults want to learn mathematics? Did they enjoy mathematics at school so much that they want to continue? NO! Most of these adults have to learn mathematics because it is part of a form...