This book presents the development of digital transformation and innovation in Chinese higher education. It conducts policy analysis and critical discourse analysis of national policies and initiatives. It focuses on organizational perspectives to explore how conventional and open universities respond to digital transformation and innovation through multiple case studies. It conducts impacts of digital transformations on technical, socio-cultural, economic and pedagogical changes, including changes in structural and regulatory frameworks at the organisational and policy levels. It identifies challenges in digital transformation and innovation in Chinese higher education and proposes recommendations for strategies and governance. It shows the future perspectives on digital transformation and innovation in Chinese Higher Education. This study could be used to as a reference for digital transformation and innovation in higher education institutions in Asia and beyond.

Conducts a qualitative analysis of digital movement and digital innovations in the context of Chinese higher education Conceptualizes China's model of digital innovations with its unique characters Clarifies the discursive construction of MOOCs and other digital innovations in Chinese higher education

Autorentext

Dr. Hongmei Sziegat is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Education, University of Tuebingen, Germany. She holds a DPhil in Educational Leadership and Policy from Beijing Normal University, China. She is a member of the executive committee and secretary of the Nodic Comparative and International Education Society. Her research fields are digital teaching and learning in higher education, quality assurance and accreditation in higher education, transnational higher education, educational governance, entrepreneurship education, and comparative and international education.

Inhalt

Introduction.- The Development of Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Higher Education.- Policies and Initiatives of Digital Transformation and Innovation in Higher Education.- Online Learning, MOOCs, and Open Universities.- Digital Transformation and Innovation in a Hybrid University.