Currently, society is becoming increasingly involved in self-directed learning for both intellectual and professional development. As such, it is imperative that both researchers and educational professionals update themselves on the current research on self-directed learning and how it has created a new culture of independence. Emerging Self-Directed Learning Strategies in the Digital Age is a key resource for the latest research on the role of self-directed learning and how it is impacting society, educational professionals, and researchers in their day-to-day work. Featuring broad coverage among a variety of relevant views and themes, such as project based learning (PBL), student goal setting, and self-efficacy theory, this book is ideally designed for educational professionals working in the fields of teacher pedagogy, theory, instructional technology, and adult education, as well as academics and upper-level students looking for innovative research on one-to-one programs and learning analytics.

Under the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is important that organizations recruit and retain managers with skills that allow them to focus on meeting strategic objectives. To achieve this, companies must focus on implementing strategic management that allows managers to manage and lead continuous change, creativity, innovation, learning, productivity, speed, and effectiveness of their activities that turn them into constant value generators. Managers must also possess personal competences such as initiative, resilience, assumption of risk, creativity, networking, empathy, negotiation, self-control, self-knowledge, and the ability to turn difficulties into opportunities. These capabilities are important in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution because they will allow organizations to cope with the highly changing environment that will enable them to consolidate their growth and profitability. Management Training Programs in Higher Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Emerging Research and Opportunities delivers emerging research investigating empirical studies on the formation of management competences in higher education in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in regards to its development and linkage with the business sector in order to offer educational strategies at the national and international level. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as sustainable development, circular economics, and big data analysis, this book is ideally designed for academicians, educators, executives, managers, entrepreneurs, organizational development specialists, consultants, policymakers, researchers, administration professionals, and high-level students.

Today’s global educational environment includes the emergence of adult learners participating in formal and informal educational encounters for the purposes of professional development or personal enrichment. These learners must possess the conceptual and attitudinal idea of self-directed learning in order to be skilled workers and fulfilled human beings. Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts is a critical scholarly publication that examines the impacts of self-directed learning methods and strategies on adult learning in various formal and informal learning situations and educational encounters. Featuring topics such as andragogy, learning analytics, and educational technologies, this book is geared toward adult educators, administrators, principals, professors, human resource managers, educational professionals, and researchers working in the fields of andragogy, adult learning theory, professional development, instructional technology, and curriculum development.

Post-traditional students are rapidly becoming the majority of the higher education student population. This changing demographic within the higher education landscape increases the demand for flexible learning options accessible to non-traditional learners. Redefining Post-Traditional Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a comprehensive research publication that explores shifting demographics within higher education and offers recommendations to current teaching methodologies. Highlighting a range of topics such as adult learners, pedagogy, and international students, this book provides a theoretical foundation, followed by an intentional dissection of current and best research practices through the lenses of andragogy, student demographics, and technology. It is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers, educational professionals, school administrators, policymakers, academicians, teaching professionals, researchers, and graduate students.

The Book Education In The 21st Century: Emerging Issues And The Way Forward represents the diverse issues very much relevant to our Education system. Education is the most powerful tool which can be used to change the world. It helps in the development of critical thinking which is necessary for the development of scientific temperament. Education in the 21st century is going through a paradigm shift. This century has witnessed the journey from the traditional face to face classroom to the modern virtual classroom. The goal of modern education is to focus on ensuring that children would be problem solvers, decision makers, and enablers. Education in present digital world is concerned with giving learners the skills they need to succeed in this new world, and helping them grow the confidence to practice those skills. Students need to leave school with life skills that help them navigate challenges, even if they don't know the solutions to them. In this book total 19 chapters have been presented to depict the major issues related with education.

Doctoral programs are an important feature of academia. They foster professional development among future researchers and academicians. Ensuring the quality of these programs and providing quality mentorship encourages success among program participants and provides a high quality of preparedness for the professional world. Teaching and Learning Perspectives on Doctoral Programs in Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly publication that examines the effectiveness of doctoral programs and strategies for successful academic advisement. The book explores doctoral programs from three perspectives: designing a doctoral program, teaching/mentoring within a doctoral program, and being a student in a doctoral program. Featuring a wide range of topics such as higher education, professional development, and program design, this book is ideal for instructional designers, academicians, academic advisers, administrators, researchers, education professionals, and doctoral students attempting to successfully navigate a doctoral program.

"This book fills the gap between theory-laden academic books designed to help academic faculty incorporate self-directed learning activities into their courses and the self-help books designed to help motivate individuals to learn new skills"--