COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal

The development and advancement of information technology provide a technical platform for education reform and opportunities for innovation in education. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal that further springboards such opportunities to large scale implementation of online educat...

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Main Authors: XIE, X., SIAU, Keng, NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-109332025-01-10T07:17:10Z COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal XIE, X. SIAU, Keng NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon The development and advancement of information technology provide a technical platform for education reform and opportunities for innovation in education. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal that further springboards such opportunities to large scale implementation of online education. Because online education has the advantages of flexibility, information accessibility, global reach, equity, innovation, and efficiency, a growing number of educational institutions are offering degree-granting distance and hybrid education programs. However, online education also has its shortcomings, which include technological constraints, the lack of a sense of belonging and connectedness, the presence of distractions, and a lack of engagement. Learners who have basic technical skills and access to technology (i.e., hardware and software), and are self-motivated in learning as well as self-disciplined in time management can succeed in online education. Online education in the post-COVID-19 pandemic, which is the next normal, will continue to play an important role. By incorporating artificial intelligence and mobile education, online education will co-exist with traditional education to provide more education options, promote education equity, and enhance education innovation. 2020-11-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9933 info:doi/10.1080/15228053.2020.1824884 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10933/viewcontent/COVID_19_pandemic___online_education_in_the_new_normal_and_the_next_normal.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Databases and Information Systems Health Information Technology
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
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language English
topic Databases and Information Systems
Health Information Technology
spellingShingle Databases and Information Systems
Health Information Technology
XIE, X.
SIAU, Keng
NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
description The development and advancement of information technology provide a technical platform for education reform and opportunities for innovation in education. The global COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal that further springboards such opportunities to large scale implementation of online education. Because online education has the advantages of flexibility, information accessibility, global reach, equity, innovation, and efficiency, a growing number of educational institutions are offering degree-granting distance and hybrid education programs. However, online education also has its shortcomings, which include technological constraints, the lack of a sense of belonging and connectedness, the presence of distractions, and a lack of engagement. Learners who have basic technical skills and access to technology (i.e., hardware and software), and are self-motivated in learning as well as self-disciplined in time management can succeed in online education. Online education in the post-COVID-19 pandemic, which is the next normal, will continue to play an important role. By incorporating artificial intelligence and mobile education, online education will co-exist with traditional education to provide more education options, promote education equity, and enhance education innovation.
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author XIE, X.
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title COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
title_short COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
title_full COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
title_fullStr COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 pandemic – Online education in the new normal and the next normal
title_sort covid-19 pandemic – online education in the new normal and the next normal
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9933
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