Digital Pedagogy: The Use of Digital Technologies in Contemporary Education

This book systematically approaches the topic of the relatively  new field of digital pedagogy and provides valuable insights for  teachers and students, education policymakers, leaders in education, and  others whose professional engagement is related to education in modern  society. It discusses topics including what digital pedagogy involves as  well as its main characteristics and significance for the future of  education, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the teaching and  learning process, digital literacy and digital citizenship, development  of digital competencies of teachers, and the reasons for and challenges  of the digital transformation of education systems. The findings  presented in this book help education policymakers to adopt effective  strategies for digitalization of educational institutions. Furthermore,  this book enables experts involved in the development and improvement of  curricula to respond well to modern challenges and to adapt them to the  modernneeds of students, society, and scientific fields. This book also  serves as a useful resource for pre-service and in-service teachers in  their development of digital competencies.