Short description:

The fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, is changing the world around us. Education is not immune to these changes. This contributed book presents advanced technologies and applications for Education 4.0.

Long description:

The transformative digital technologies developed for Industry 4.0 are proving to be disruptive change drivers in higher education. Industry 4.0 technologies are forming the basis of Education 4.0. Industry 4.0 Technologies for Education: Transformative Technologies and Applications examines state-of-the-art tools and technologies that comprise Education 4.0. Higher education professionals can turn to this book to guide curriculum development aimed at helping produce the workforce for Industry 4.0.

The book discusses the tools and technologies required to make Education 4.0 a reality. It covers online content creation, learning management systems, and tools for teaching, learning, and evaluating. Also covered are disciplines that are being transformed by Industry 4.0 and form the core of Education 4.0 curricula. These disciplines include social work, finance, medicine, and healthcare. Mobile technologies are critical components of Industry 4.0 as well as Education 4.0. The book looks at the roles of the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and cloud applications in creating the Education 4.0 environment.

Highlights of the book include:

• Technological innovations for virtual classrooms to empower students


• Emerging technological advancements for educational institutions


• Online content creation tools


• Moodle as a teaching, learning, and evaluation tool


• Gamification in higher education


• A design thinking approach to developing curriculum in Education 4.0


• Industry 4.0 for Service 4.0 and Research 4.0 as a framework for higher education institutions


• Eye-tracking technology for Education 4.0


• The challenges and issues of the Internet of Things (IoT) in teaching and learning

Table of Contents:

1. Innovating Higher Education 4.0 in the Era of Industry 4.0 2. Student Talent Management in the Era of Industry 4.0 3. Latest Technological Innovations for the Virtual Classroom: Empowering the Learners 4. Industry 4.0: The Need of Industry 4.0 and the Technologies Revolutionizing IT 5. Digital Transformation 6. Emerging Technological Advancements for Educational Institutions 7. Industry 4.0: Application Areas, Impacts, and the Utilities for Creating Applications 8. Technologies, Challenges, and Tools for Education 4.0 9. Homework Tools 10. Online Content Creation Tools 11. Moodle: Teaching Learning and Evaluation Tool 12. Learning Management Tools 13. Industry 4.0 and Jobs 2030 14. Gamification: A Boon for Higher Education 15. Curriculum 4.0 for Incorporating Industry 4.0 Tools in Higher Education 16. Curriculum for Education 4.0: A Design Thinking Approach 17. Education 4.0: An Academic Drift of Curriculum Development for Educational Framework 18. Industry 4.0 for Service 4.0 through Research 4.0: A Framework for Higher Education Institutions 19. Electronics in 2030 20. Framework for Academic Writing and Product Naming through Software Assistance 21. Perception on Industry 4.0 and Education in Teaching-Learning 22. Education 4.0: Revisiting Contemporary Paradigms in Social Work Education 23. Fintech Application in Commerce 24. Mobile Cloud Computing in Healthcare 25. Eye-Tracking Technology for Education 4.0 26. Mobile Applications for Industrial Use 27. Cognitive Flexibility: Know-How 28. Education 4.0: Cognitive Flexibility 29. Tone of Cognition and Metacognition in Digital Learning Environments 30. Role of Internet of Things (IoT) in Teaching and Learning: Challenges and Issues 31. Integrative Analysis of Host-Microbiota Based Multi-Omics Data: A Novel Path Towards Precision Medicine 32. Emotional Intelligence: The Complex Innate Traits of the Humankind