Introduction: Charmaine Bissessar University of Roehampton London Online/ University of Guyana
Part 1: Online Learning in Times of Crises
Chapter 1: Charmaine Bissessar University of Roehampton London Online/ University of Guyana
Students’, Teachers’ and Leaders’ responses to the move from face-to-face to online learning: A case study
Chapter 2: Mehraz Boolakey and Mridula Gungaphul University of Liverpool Online/ University of Lincoln/ University of Mauritius
Motivation of students for online learning: Challenges and Constraints
Chapter 3: Panagiota Samioti University of Roehampton London Online/ Adult School of Second Chance
Moving from face-to-face to online learnin: Instructors’ Perspectives in Emergency Education
Chapter 4: Lori Slater and Kevin Cojanu University of Roehampton London Online/ Georgia Military College/Columbia Southern University
COVID-19 Implications for the Future of Higher Education Internships
Part 2: Online Teaching in Times of Crises
Chapter 5: Guillaume Olivier University of Roehampton London Online Navigating Isolation: Written feedback to online NNES (Non-Native English Speaking) research students in an emergency environment
Chapter 6: Kate Mccauley University of Roehampton London Online
Teaching the arts through online education in times of crisis
Chapter 7: Nataliia Stukalo University of Roehampton/Liverpool London Online/ National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance
How prepared are we for online education? The case of Ukraine.
Chapter 8: Elspeth McFadzean and Sandra Mohabir-Mckinley University of Liverpool Online/Henley Business School/Stratford University.
Isolation at Work: A Comparison between On Campus and Online Faculty during the Covid-19 Lockdown
Chapter 9: Susan Brock and Elizabeth Underhill University of Roehampton London Online/University of Wolverhampton
Emergence of synchronous technologies and the pivotal role they play in online education in the time of emergency.
Part 3: Online Leadership in Times of Crises
Chapter 10: Nataliia Stukalo University of Roehampton/Liverpool London Online/ National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance
Higher Education Quality Assurance in pandemic times.
Chapter 11: Cynthia Oneyfulu University of Technology, Jamaica
Maintaining Quality in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Conclusion: Charmaine Bissessar University of Roehampton London Online/ University of Guyana
Charmaine Bissessar is a senior lecturer at University of Guyana and is currently the Acting Director of The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She has been involved in online teaching for the past 11 years and has written on online teaching and learning. She has worked as an online lecturer and course coordinator and developer with University of The West Indies Open Campus and supervised Masters of Education students at University of Roehampton London online via Laureate International Universities. Dr. Bissessar continues to research and is passionate about online and emergency remote teaching, learning and leading. She has written on online education from different perspectives such as students’ self-determination, PsyCap and online students. Dr. Bissessar is interested in how the key stakeholders involved in the learning, teaching, and leading processes are coping with the transition from face-to-face to emergency remote education.
This book exemplifies the challenges and successes of online learning, teaching and leading in times of crises. It helps shed light on the issues facing online and face-to-face practitioners having to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and continue education within the confines of a specific interface. The volume includes new research and information, which can be built upon in the coming months and years depending on how long the pandemic persists. Therefore, it adds a geometric dimension to the current research on online teaching, learning and leading with emphasis on what can be done during a pandemic.
The book is beneficial because it is timely and significant based on current happenings in the world. Its findings contribute to expansive research on online learning, teaching and leading but with a focus on emergency education. The information contained in the book is significant to different regions in the world such as the Caribbean, UK, USA, Greece, Mauritius inter alia. The book is of interest to teachers, students, parents, leaders and anyone who wants to adopt online education.