<div dir="ltr"><div>Call for Chapters: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Distance Education</div><div><br></div><div>Editors</div><div>Utku Kose (Usak University, Turkey)</div><div>Durmus Koc (Usak University, Turkey)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Call for Chapters</div><div>The book is almost finished but we are looking for additional contributions until 30 September 2013. According to requests from authors, we can also provide some more time (not passing the 30 October 2013) to prepare chapters.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Introduction</div><div>The advent of our modern, knowledge-based society requires innovations and newer approaches in performing educational activities. Thus, different methods and technologies have been introduced to realize said requirements within the education field. In this sense, a remarkable improvement in education has been realized by using information and communication technologies. At this point, different educational methods, like distance education, and different distance education-based techniques, like E-Learning, have also been introduced. In this sense, E-Learning is one of the most popular and effective distance education techniques in today’s modern education field.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In addition to the effective features of E-Learning, researchers also perform more scientific studies to support E-Learning or improve its functions and features to provide better conditions within the learning and teaching process. At this point, many different approaches (M-Learning, blended learning…etc.) have been introduced. On the other hand, there are also many remarkable innovations in the related subject area. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Being associated with the mentioned innovations, there have been remarkable scientific research efforts on using Artificial Intelligence techniques to support classical E-Learning (distance education) approaches or develop newer E-Learning (distance education) approaches to continue development of the subject area. Certainly, there will be more effectiveness in the related E-Learning studies and activities thanks to support of Artificial Intelligence techniques. At this point, in order to improve the literature and open new doors to the future developments, there exists a need for an edited collection of articles in the area of E-Learning and Artificial Intelligence.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Objective of the Book</div><div>This book will aim to provide a popular perspective to the distance education field (especially for E-Learning) in order to explain developments and the latest situation of the subject area. In this context, it is aimed to introduce Artificial Intelligence-based distance education applications within an international spectrum. By explaining and introducing the related applications, approaches and techniques, people who are interested in the related fields (distance education, E-Learning, Artificial Intelligence...etc.) will also be enabled to improve their knowledge about the current literature and developments in this sense. Furthermore, the publication will also aim to call readers' (researchers') attention to a new concept called Intelligent Distance Education. This concept includes many different scientific studies associated with combining distance education and Artificial Intelligence fields. Nowadays, development of intelligent distance education applications or systems is an improving interest area. It is also extremely important to improve current literature of the education field. In this sense, this book will be written to cover the related research fields and provide a unique reference source within the mentioned objectives.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Target Audience</div><div>The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the fields of distance education, E-Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Furthermore, the target audience will also include people who are interested in developments and scientific studies within the mentioned fields. In other words, the book will be utilized generally in the education field and more specifically in distance education (especially e-learning). Additionally, it will also be utilized within the Artificial Intelligence area of the computer science field. As such, it will provide a research document intersecting both distance education and Artificial Intelligence and, in this way, will aid the mentioned target audience by enabling them to learn more about the latest developments and improvements within the literature and use the book as an information source for their own research activities. The book can also be used as an educational material to examine latest improvements within the distance education field and understand the usage of Artificial Intelligence techniques in this context.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:</div><div>Briefly, the overall focus of the book is based on the use of Artificial Intelligence-based approaches, methods or techniques for designing and developing intelligent distance education (especially E-Learning) applications, research works and solutions. In more detail, it is also possible to list the recommended titles as below: </div>
<div><br></div><div>* Popular Artificial Intelligence techniques (Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms...etc.) and their usage within distance education (especially E-Learning)</div><div>* Artificial Intelligence based distance education solutions/applications.</div>
<div>* Optimization-based Artificial Intelligence algorithms (Particle Swarm Optimization, Ant Colony Optimization, Artificial Bee Colony...etc.) and their usage within optimization and process adjustment approaches for the distance education field (especially E-Learning)</div>
<div>* Knowledge-based system applications within the distance education field (especially E-Learning)</div><div>* Intelligent Learning Management Systems, including specific Artificial Intelligence technique(s).</div><div>
* Intelligent Tutoring Systems, including specific Artificial Intelligence technique(s).</div><div>* Intelligent distance education process evaluation approaches.</div><div>* Intelligent E-Learning materials to improve the teaching-learning process.</div>
<div>* Advanced computer-based environments for developing interactive, intelligent E-Learning materials.</div><div>* Advanced, intelligent applications that aim to improve teaching/learning specific, abstract, complex, and technical lesson subjects (general courses).</div>
<div>* Intelligent human-computer interaction-based applications within distance education (especially E-Learning).</div><div>* Intelligent virtual/online laboratories.</div><div>* Intelligent, hardware-based distance education solutions/applications.</div>
<div>* Intelligent learning evaluation applications/systems.</div><div><br></div><div>Publisher</div><div>This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit <a href="http://www.igi-global.com">www.igi-global.com</a>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):</div><div><br></div><div>Utku KOSE</div><div>Directorate of Computer Center</div><div>1 September Campus, MA3 Academic Block, </div>
<div>Ground Floor, Izmir Highway 8th Km. 64200, USAK UNIVERSITY</div><div>Tel.: +90276 221 22 03 • Fax: +90276 221 22 04 • GSM: +90532 590 83 26</div><div>E-mail: <a href="mailto:utku.kose@usak.edu.tr">utku.kose@usak.edu.tr</a></div>
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