[AISWorld] Announcement: Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning Technologies

[Antonio CARTELLI]

Introducing the latest release from IGI Global available in January 2010:

Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning Technologies: Tools for Modern
Teaching

ISBN: 978-1-60566-938-0; 404 pp; January 2010

Published under Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global

http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=35190


Edited by: Nikos Karacapilidis, University of Patras, Greece


DESCRIPTION

The proper exploitation of Web-based technologies towards building
responsive environments is highly critical.

Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning Technologies: Tools for Modern
Teaching addresses diverse conceptual, social, and technical issues in the
modern era's broad learning and teaching concepts. This significant
reference provides professionals, researchers, and practitioners with
up-to-date research in developing innovative and more effective learning
systems by using Web-based technologies.

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TOPICS COVERED

E-learning with wikis, Weblogs, and discussion forums

Group activity in online academic workspaces

Instructional design and double-loop learning

Perceptions of ICT use in higher education

SOA-frameworks for modular VLEs

Social tagging

Teaching in Web-based learning communities

Virtual communities of practice in higher education

Virtual environments for group work

Web 2.0 and e-learning communities


For more information about Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning
Technologies: Tools for Modern Teaching, you can view the title information
sheet at http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/pdf/35190.pdf. To view the
Table of Contents and a complete list of contributors online go to
http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=35190
<http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=35190&v=tableOfContents>
&v=tableOfContents.



ABOUT THE EDITOR
Nikos Karacapilidis (http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~nikos/) holds a professor
position in management information systems at the University of Patras
(Greece). His research interests lie in the areas of intelligent Web-based
information systems, technology-enhanced learning, e-collaboration,
knowledge management systems, group decision support systems,
computer-supported argumentation, enterprise information systems and
Semantic Web. He has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Advances in
Web-based Learning (AWBL) Book Series
(http://www.igi-pub.com/bookseries/details.asp?id=432), as well as
co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Web-based Learning and
Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT -
http://www.igi-pub.com/journals/details.asp?ID=4286).



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