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Expectations from Future Technologies in Higher Education: An Introduction

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In the past few decades, the internationalization of higher education has become an increasingly popular trend across different parts of the globe. It can be observed that universities and colleges have been accommodating the innovative trends in teaching and learning to keep in mind the future prospects of higher education. They facilitate their learner to survive in this ever-changing world. They thoughtfully incorporate innovations and have faith in educational technologies – in curriculum and instruction, labs, assignment design, libraries, support services, and more. In this section, eight chapters have been incorporated. All the chapters reflect distinguish features of emerging trends and learning devices of teaching and learning. All the chapters advocate unique learning style as the need of the present hour and recommend engaging with the latest developments and how they shape the future of our children.

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Pandey, K. (2019). Expectations from Future Technologies in Higher Education: An Introduction. In: Zhang, Y., Cristol, D. (eds) Handbook of Mobile Teaching and Learning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_30-2

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    Expectations from Future Technologies in Higher Education: An Introduction
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_30-2

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41981-2_30-1