1st Edition

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, and IoT in Higher Education Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19

    346 Pages 9 Color & 36 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    346 Pages 9 Color & 36 B/W Illustrations
    by Apple Academic Press

    With a need to find alternatives to the traditional face-to-face teaching and learning during the pandemic, this topical volume discusses the best use of technologies in higher education, addressing the growing role of AI in the digital transformation of higher education systems. With chapters from eminent professors, researchers, and others involved in higher education from a selection of different countries, the volume looks at blockchain and IoT technologies to create smart universities now and for the future.

    PART I: AI IN DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION

    1. The Growing Role of AI towards Digital Transformation in Higher Education Systems

    Kali Charan Rath, Ajit Kumar Senapati, Vijay Kumar Dalla, Amaresh Kumar, Supriya Sahu, and Rashmi Prava Das

    2. AI-Based Digital Model in Teaching and Learning: Support Development of Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving for Smart Universities

    Akalpita Tendulkar, Anthony Vaz, and Sellappan Palaniappan

    3. Education 4.0: Artificial Intelligence Dimensions

    Madhavi Shamkuwar and Deepanshu Sharma

    4. AI-Based Digital Technologies in Smart Universities

    Anamika Kumari, Seema Rajput, Anita Jain, and Santosh Kumar

    5. Artificial Intelligence and Its Importance for Colleges of Engineering, Science, and Technology at Fiji National University during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Josivini Kaloumaira, Metuisela Suka, Joeli Varo, Merewalesi Naikatini, Tingneyuc Sekac, and Sujoy Kumar Jana

    PART II: BLOCKCHAIN IN DIGITALIZATION

    6. Blockchain in Higher Education

    Rajesh Kumar Kashyap and Chanakya Lahiri

    7. Blockchain: A Novel and Impeccable Approach in Higher Education

    Inderpal Singh Arora, Sonu Dua, and Sakshi Dua

    8. Securing Data of Online Learners Using Blockchain Technology

    Monika Akkaraboinaa, Sriya Reddy Kodaria, Akhilesh Barvea, and Kamalakanta Mudulib

    9. Tracing the Evolution of Blockchain and Its Implications to Higher Education

    Anthony Vaz, Akalpita Tendulkar, and Sellappan Palaniappan

    PART III: IoT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

    10. Challenges and Opportunities of Using IoT in Engineering Education: The African Perspective

    V. P. Kommula, J. Uziak, M. T. Oladiran, and Z. Tjiparuro

    11. IoT Technologies and Their Applications in Higher Education

    Rania T. Aljondob, Nadejhda H. Nofal, Shaligram Pokharel, and Mohammed Arselene Ayari

    12. Covid-19 and Use of Advanced Technology in Education: Opportunities and Constraints in Brahmaputra Valley, Assam

    Amrit Borah and Niranjan Bhattacharjee

    Biography

    Subhendu Kumar Pani, Srikanth Bathula