Online Learning and Digital Education of the Future. The Role of Digital Learning in Education

This chapter discusses the importance of digital learning, digitalization of the education system, and its implications on the society. Digital tools and technologies have now started to shape how learning should take place, and what role it plays in education. Digitalization of the education system is concerned with learning facilitated by technology and the Internet, and how it would affect the future of education. Digitalization of education has taken the front seat in most countries around the world where teaching and learning process has been greatly transformed. It has made learning easier with seamless access to course materials, books and educational resources now being made freely available for all through the internet. It has enabled remote learning and online classes have become the norm in most educational institutions. This chapter discusses all these issues and contributes to further understanding of how digital technologies promote learning and education in society.Keywords: digitalization of learning; digital education; e-learning; m-learning; online learning.JEL Classification: O11.Cite this chapter:Chatterjee, S., and Mousumi, S. (2023). Online Learning and Digital Education of the Future. The Role of Digital Learning in Education. In L., Nicola-Gavrilă (Ed), Digital Future in Education: Paradoxes, Hopes and Realities (44-57pp.). ISBN: 978-606-95516-1-5. In Book Series Socio-Economics, Research, Innovation and Technologies (SERITHA), ISSN: 3008-4237. https://doi.org/10.57017/SERITHA.2023.DFE.ch3Chapter’s history:Received 14th of February, 2023; Revised 17th of April, 2023; Accepted for publication 20th of May, 2023; Published 30th of September, 2023.