Frontiers of smart education technology: Opportunities and challenges

Abstract

This chapter serves as an introduction to the book and presents some of its findings and policy implications. After highlighting the importance of digitalisation as a societal trend for education, it introduces the main focus of the book: exploring the frontiers of education technology. Artificial intelligence and learning analytics are transforming (or have the potential to transform) educational practices, and so have other smart or advanced technologies such as robotics and blockchain. How can they improve classroom instruction and the management of educational establishments and systems? After presenting the objectives and chapters of the book, the chapter highlights the opportunities of smart technologies for education systems and points to some emerging policy issues and dimensions to consider before making some forward-looking concluding remarks.