The integration of modern digital technologies in all forms of education is internationally a fundamental pillar and priority of educational policy. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the technological, pedagogical, and other factors related to the integration of digital technologies in education. Its theoretical framework is based on the assumption that constantly evolving digital technologies, such as educational software, Web 2.0 applications, mobile devices, and e-learning environments, shape a new framework for 21st century learning. Additionally, by adopting the principle of shifting the focus from teaching to learning, it presents a coherent framework for negotiating the integration of ICT in education, where modern teaching is approached as a process of learning design. Educators, as effective learning designers, are able to select, design, and evaluate how specific digital technologies transform the content for learning and their pedagogical strategies, in order to achieve specific learning outcomes for students-learners.

This book is a comprehensive reference volume, with appropriate theoretical foundation and diverse examples, which is useful for those interested in effectively integrating ICT in their educational practices and designing their own authentic interventions. It is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, primary and secondary education teachers, higher education instructors and lifelong learning programs, educational program designers, as well as young researchers in the field.