Advances in Distance Learning in Times of Pandemic

The book "Advances in distance learning in times of pandemic" is devoted to the issues and challenges faced by universities in the field of distance learning in covid times. It covers both theoretical and practical aspects connect to distance education. It elaborates issues regarding distance learning, its challenges, assessment by students and their expectations, the use of tools to improve distance learning, and the functioning of e-learning in the industry 4.0 and society 5.0 eras. The book also devotes a lot of space to the issues of Web 3.0 in University e-learning, quality assurance, and knowledge management. The aim and scope of this book is to draw a holistic picture of ongoing online teaching-activities before and during the lockdown period and present the meaning and future of e-learning from students' points of view, taking into consideration their attitudes and expectations as well as industry 4.0 and society 5.0 aspects. The book presents the approach to distance learning and how it has changed, especially in the time of the pandemic that revolutionized education.

Highlights:

• the function of online education has changed before and in the time of a pandemic
• e-learning is beneficial in promoting digital citizenship.
• distance learning characteristic in the era of industry 4.0 and society 5.0
• era of industry 4.0 treats distance learning as a desiderable form of education

The book covers both scientific and educational aspects and can be useful for University level Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Research Grade courses and can by refeered by anyone interested in exploring the diverse aspects of distance learning.

這本書《疫情時代的遠距學習進展》專注於大學在遠距學習領域所面臨的問題和挑戰。它涵蓋了與遠距教育相關的理論和實踐方面。該書詳細探討了遠距學習的問題、挑戰、學生評估和期望、改善遠距學習的工具使用，以及在工業4.0和社會5.0時代中電子學習的運作方式。該書還大量探討了大學電子學習中的Web 3.0問題、質量保證和知識管理。本書的目標和範圍是綜合呈現封鎖期間和封鎖前正在進行的線上教學活動，並從學生的角度呈現電子學習的意義和未來，考慮到他們的態度和期望，以及工業4.0和社會5.0的方面。該書介紹了遠距學習的方法和變化，特別是在改變教育的疫情時期。

亮點：
- 在疫情前後，線上教育的功能發生了變化。
- 電子學習有助於促進數位公民身份。
- 工業4.0和社會5.0時代的遠距學習特點。
- 工業4.0時代將遠距學習視為一種理想的教育形式。

該書涵蓋了科學和教育方面的內容，對於大學本科、研究生和研究課程非常有用，任何對遠距學習各個方面感興趣的人都可以參考。

JOANNA ROSAK-SZYROCKA Erasmus+ coordinator at Faculty of Management Czestochowa University of Technology. She specialized in the fields of quality 4.0, education, distance learning, industry 4.0, quality management of sport, IoT issue. Author/co-author of over 200 publications in journals and conference materials. Guest Editor of Energies MdPI, International Journal of Environmental Reseach and Public Health MdPI Journal. Review editor of Environmental Economics and Management (ISSN 2296 - 665X). Reviewer for a number of prestigious Journals: Ieee Access, TQM Elsevier, Energies MdPI IJERPH Mdpi, Healthcare MdPI, Renewable Energy Elsevier, Resources Policy Elsevier, Frontiers, Sage, Sustainability Mdpi, Education Sciences MdPI, Social Sciences MdPI, Applied Sciences. Vice President of Qualitas Foundation, dealing with the promotion of good business practices. She completed a research internship at the University of Żilina, Slovakia, as well as at Silesian University of Technology, Zabrze, Poland. Participant in multiple Erasmus+ teacher mobility: Italy, UK, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France.

JUSTYNA ŻYWIOLEK was born on December 24, 1986 in Częstochowa. She completed her master's studies in the field of Metallurgy in 2010. In 2014, she defended her doctoral dissertation with honors in the field of management science, specializing in security science, entitled: The impact of information process management on the security of knowledge resources in the enterprise, at the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Lodz University of Technology. Since January 2015, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management at the Technical University of Częstochowa. He is a respected researcher in Poland and abroad for his experience in management issues: knowledge and information management and their security. She has published over 160 articles and is the author / co-author / editor of seven books. She actively participated in presenting research results at various international conferences. He deals with data protection, is an inspector of personal data protection and a leading ISO 27001: 2018 auditor. Phd. Eng. Justyna Żywiolek is a member of ICAA (Intelectual Capital Association) and EU-OSHA, as well as in organizations operating in Poland promoting information and knowledge security. Guest Editor of Energies MdPI, International Journal of Environmental Reseach and Public Health MdPI Journal, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. Early Career Editorial Board of The Journal of Strategic Information Systems IF 14.682 and Editorial Advisory Board of International Journal of Management and Applied Research IF 3.508. Participant in multiple Erasmus+ teacher mobility:, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France.

DR. ANAND NAYYAR received Ph.D (Computer Science) from Desh Bhagat University in 2017 in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks, Swarm Intelligence and Network Simulation. He is currently working in School of Computer Science-Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam as Assistant Professor, Scientist, Vice-Chairman (Research) and Director- IoT and Intelligent Systems Lab. A Certified Professional with 100+ Professional certificates from CISCO, Microsoft, Amazon, EC-Council, Oracle, Google, Beingcert, EXIN, GAQM, Cyberoam and many more. Published more than 140+ Research Papers in various High-Quality ISI-SCI/SCIE/SSCI Impact Factor Journals cum Scopus/ESCI indexed Journals, 70+ Papers in International Conferences indexed with Springer, IEEE Xplore and ACM Digital Library, 40+ Book Chapters in various SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE Indexed Books with Springer, CRC Press, Wiley, IET, Elsevier with Citations: 7000+, H-Index: 42 and I-Index: 150. Member of more than 60+ Associations as Senior and Life Member including IEEE, ACM. He has authored/co-authored cum Edited 40+ Books of Computer Science. Associated with more than 500+ International Conferences as Programme Committee/Chair/Advisory Board/Review Board member. He has 18 Australian Patents, 4 German Patents, 2 Japanese Patent, 11 Indian Design cum Utility Patents, 3 Indian Copyrights and 2 Canadian Copyrights to his credit in the area of Wireless Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, IoT and Image Processing. Awarded 40+ Awards for Teaching and Research--Young Scientist, Best Scientist, Young Researcher Award, Outstanding Researcher Award, Excellence in Teaching and many more. He is listed in Top 2% Scientists as per Stanford University (2020, 2021). He is acting as Associate Editor for Wireless Networks (Springer), Computer Communications (Elsevier), International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET) (Inderscience), Frontiers in Computer Science, PeerJ Computer Science, Human Centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS), IET-Quantum Communications, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, IET Networks, IJDST, IJISP, IJCINI, IJGC. He is acting as Editor-in-Chief of IGI-Global, USA Journal titled "International Journal of Smart Vehicles and Smart Transportation (IJSVST)". He has reviewed more than 1900+ Articles for diverse Web of Science and Scopus Indexed Journals. He is currently researching in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Swarm Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Blockchain, Cyber Security, Network Simulation, Big Data and Wireless Communications.

DR. MOHD NAVED is a passionate researcher & educator with 16 years of experience and proven track record of quality research publications and leading teams for the research and overall management of the educational institution. He is a senior member of IEEE and associated with multiple leading research organisations. He is a machine learning consultant and researcher, currently teaching in Amity University (Noida) for various degree programs in Analytics and Machine Learning. He is actively engaged in academic research on various topics in management as well as on 21st century technologies. He has published 60+ research articles in reputed journals (SCI/Scopus Indexed/peer reviewed). He has 16 patents in AI/ML and actively engage in commercialization of innovative products.

JOANNA ROSAK-SZYROCKA 是 Czestochowa University of Technology 管理學院的 Erasmus+ 協調員。她專注於 quality 4.0、教育、遠程學習、工業4.0、運動品質管理和物聯網等領域。她在期刊和會議材料上發表了200多篇論文的作者/合著者。Energies MdPI、International Journal of Environmental Reseach and Public Health MdPI Journal 的客座編輯。Environmental Economics and Management (ISSN 2296 - 665X) 的審稿編輯。Ieee Access、TQM Elsevier、Energies MdPI IJERPH Mdpi、Healthcare MdPI、Renewable Energy Elsevier、Resources Policy Elsevier、Frontiers、Sage、Sustainability Mdpi、Education Sciences MdPI、Social Sciences MdPI、Applied Sciences 等多個知名期刊的審稿人。Qualitas Foundation 的副會長，致力於促進良好商業實踐。她曾在斯洛伐克的Żilina大學和波蘭的Silesian University of Technology, Zabrze進行研究實習。參與多次 Erasmus+ 教師流動：義大利、英國、斯洛文尼亞、匈牙利、捷克共和國、斯洛伐克、法國。

JUSTYNA ŻYWIOLEK 於1986年12月24日出生於Częstochowa。她於2010年完成了冶金學碩士學位。2014年，她以榮譽成績完成了管理科學領域的博士論文，專攻安全科學，題為：信息流程管理對企業知識資源安全的影響，該論文在Lodz University of Technology的組織與管理學院獲得了博士學位。自2015年1月起，她一直在Częstochowa Technical University的管理學院擔任助理教授。他在波蘭和國外因其在管理問題方面的經驗而受到尊重：知識和信息管理及其安全。她發表了160多篇文章，並是七本書的作者/合著者/編輯。她積極參與在各種國際會議上展示研究成果。她從事數據保護工作，是個人數據保護檢查員和領先的ISO 27001: 2018審核員。Justyna Żywiolek 博士是 ICAA (Intelectual Capital Association) 和 EU-OSHA 的成員，也是在波蘭從事信息和知識安全的組織的成員。Energies MdPI、International Journal of Environmental Reseach and Public Health MdPI Journal、Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 的客座編輯。The Journal of Strategic Information Systems IF 14.682 的早期職業編輯委員會成員，International Journal of Management and Applied Research IF 3.508 的編輯顧問委員會成員。參與多次 Erasmus+ 教師流動：斯洛文尼亞、匈牙利、捷克共和國、斯洛伐克、法國。

DR. ANAND NAYYAR 於2017年在Desh Bhagat University獲得計算機科學博士學位，研究領域為無線傳感器網絡、群體智能和網絡模擬。他目前在越南岘港的Duy Tan University的計算機科學學院擔任助理教授、科學家、副主席（研究）和物聯網和智能系統實驗室主任。他擁有來自CISCO、Microsoft、Amazon、EC-Council、Oracle、Google、Beingcert、EXIN、GAQM、Cyberoam等機構的100多個專業證書。在各種高質量的ISI-SCI/SCIE/SSCI影響因子期刊和Scopus/ESCI索引期刊上發表了140多篇研究論文，以及在Springer、IEEE Xplore和ACM Digital Library索引的國際會議上發表了70多篇論文，並在Springer、CRC Press、Wiley、IET、Elsevier等SCOPUS、WEB OF SCIENCE索引的書籍中發表了40多篇章節，引用次數：7000+，H指數：42，I指數：150。他是60多個協會的高級會員和終身會員，包括IEEE、ACM。他是計算機科學領域40多本書的作者/合著者/編輯。參與多次 Erasmus+ 教師流動：斯洛文尼亞、匈牙利、捷克共和國、斯洛伐克、法國。