Artificial intelligence and higher education

Reflections on recent books

Abstract

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become increasingly integrated into the infrastructure of global higher education, a growing body of scholarly literature seeks to understand its pedagogical, ethical, and practical implications. Four recent edited volumes: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Higher Education (Helen Crompton and Diane Burke, Eds., Routledge, 2025), Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Practical Approach (Prathamesh Churi, Ed., CRC Press, 2022), Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education: The Paradigmatic Shifts in Research, Education, and Technology (Fan Ouyang, Pengcheng Jiao, Bruce M. McLaren, and Amir H. Alavi, Eds., CRC Press, 2023), and ChatGPT and Global Higher Education: Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning (Xi Lin, Roy Y. Chan, Shyam Sharma, and Krishna Bista, Eds., Star Scholars Press, 2024) together offer a rich, timely, and multilayered contribution to the discourse on AI in education. Collectively, these works frame a comprehensive understanding of AI’s present and future role in reshaping educational theory, practice, and policy.