Download or read book Current Trends in Global Education: Bridging K-12 and Higher Education for an Interconnected World written by MARINA FALASCA and published by Star Scholars Press. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Trends in Global Education: Bridging K-12 and Higher Education for an Interconnected World explores the evolving landscape of global education through insights from esteemed educators and researchers. It defines global education and presents multiple rationales for developing global competence, along with a literature review of significant challenges over the past two decades. The anthology showcases innovative K-12 practices, emerging trends, and the transformative role of transnational telecollaboration and artificial intelligence (AI) in fostering global citizenship and cross-cultural communication. It also examines higher education, focusing on novel pedagogical tools, hybrid learning communities, and virtual exchange initiatives in ESP/EAP courses, as well as key factors affecting AI adoption in this context. Concluding with future directions, the collection emphasizes the need for collaboration across educational levels to prepare learners to thrive in a globally connected world, making it an essential resource for educators, policymakers, and scholars aiming to bridge K-12 and higher education while reimagining global education