Digital Education in Russia and Central Asia

Herausgegeben:Popkova, Elena G.; Sergi, Bruno S.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a collection of the leading scientific studies, which elaborate on the unique specifics of Central Asia and Russia and dwell on the potential and current contribution of digital higher education to the preservation of these specifics and adaptation of universities to them. In the four parts of this book, the authors determine the contribution of digital education to cultural inclusivity and the development of international education in Central Asia and Russia. The role of digital higher education in the sustainable development of regions in Central Asia and Russia is described. The advantages of digital higher education for the optimization of the labor market and employment of youth in Central Asia and Russia are determined. The current directions of digitalization (EdTech) and their contribution to the increase of quality and effectiveness of higher education in Central Asia and Russia are established.
This multidisciplinary book is aimed atscholars from variousspheres of science (pedagogics, cultural sciences, law, management, economics, and ICT), for whom the book offers the leading scientific and methodological inventions and developments on the digitalization of higher education in Central Asia and Russia.

Produktdetails

• Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects 65
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Singapore / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-981-16-9068-6
• 1st ed. 2022
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 828g
• ISBN-13: 9789811690686
• ISBN-10: 9811690685
• Artikelnr.: 63040385

Autorenporträt

Elena G. Popkova, Doctor of Science (Economics), is Founder and President of the Institute of Scientific Communications in Russia and Leading researcher of the Center for applied research of the chair "Economic policy and public-private partnership" of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Her scientific interests include the theory of economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, and the digital economy and Industry 4.0. She has published more than 300 works in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals and books. Bruno S. Sergi teaches at Harvard University's Extension School on the economics of emerging markets and is Affiliated Faculty of the Center for International Development at Harvard, and Full Professor at the University of Messina, Italy. He is Associate Editor of The American Economist and his longstanding research interestscenter on the economics of emerging markets. He teaches international economics at the University of Messina and is Scientific Director of the International Center for Emerging Markets Research at RUDN University - Moscow. He is Editor-in-Chief of the following journals: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, and International Journal of Trade and Global Markets.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Section 1 Specifics of the educational system in Russia and Central Asian countries and prerequisites for its development.- Chapter 1 Modern model of higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 2 The importance of higher education for human development in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 3 The contribution of higher education to social development and improvement of the quality of life in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 4 The market of higher education services as a vector of economic growth in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 5 Traditions and innovations in the higher education system in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Section 2 Institutional foundations for the formation and development of digital high education and their specificity in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 6 History of distance learning and educational technology from the world over (and how past, existing and very likely, future challenges will continue to manifest in different forms).- Chapter 7 Historical account of evolution of digital technologies in higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 8 The formation of digital education under the influence of globalization and the peculiarities of Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 9 Pedagogical and instructional design of digital learning design, development and delivery.- Chapter 10 Evaluation of digital learning from the standpoint of effectiveness for the concerned parties: universities, employers, students, and state.- Chapter 11 Governmental policies and initiatives in the specific countries towards promoting digital education and their effectiveness.- Section 3 The rule of thumb in the development of digital high education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 12 Features of the approach to the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 13 The role of economic policy in the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 14 Infrastructure and technology for digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 15 The digital economy and the information society as the basis for the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 16 The experience of distance learning in the framework of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Section 4 Current problems of education in Russia and Central Asian countries and opportunities to address these problems in the framework of digital high education.- Chapter 17 Reliance of universities in Russia and Central Asian countries on state financing and performance requirements: the prospects for compliance with these requirements in the framework of digital education.- Chapter 18 Universities in Russia and Central Asian countries in global university rankings and the prospects for strengthening their positionsin the framework of digital education.- Chapter 19 Globalization of higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries as well as the prospects for increasing exports in the framework of digital education.- Chapter 20 New demand for digital personnel in a digital economy of Russia and Central Asian countries and the prospects for the training of such personnel in the framework of digital education amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 21 The need for the global coverage with higher education within the concept of lifelong learning in Russia and Central Asian countries and the benefits of digital education.- Chapter 22 The requirement for equality of access to higher education for all categories of the population in Russia and Central Asian countries and compliance with it in an age of digital education.- Section 5 Future prospects for the development of digital high education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 23 The algorithm for increasing efficiency of universities inRussia and Central Asian countries through the development of digital education.- Chapter 24 The strategy for ensuring the global competitiveness of universities in Russia and Central Asian countries through the development of digital education.- Chapter 25 The concept for the globalization of universities and the increase in exports of higher education services in Russia and Central Asian countries through the development of digital education.- Chapter 26 The support for the modernization of the economy of Russia and Central Asian countries based on mass training of digital personnel through the development of digital education amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 27 The prospects for the promotion of lifelong learning in Russia and Central Asian countries through the development of digital education amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 28 The model of inclusive and gender-neutral higher education in Central Asian countries in the framework of digital education.- Section 6 Applied recommendations for the development of digital high education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 29 Crisis management strategy of the higher education system in Russia and Central Asian countries based on the development of digital education with a reliance on the experience gained amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 30 Program-oriented and goal-oriented approach to the development of digital education infrastructure in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 31 Applied recommendations to improve state regulation of higher education for the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Conclusion.