[AISWorld] CALL FOR CHAPTER - Higher Education Institutions and Learning Management Systems: Adoption and Standardization
Rosalina Babo
babo at iscap.ipp.pt
Fri Apr 16 11:59:56 EDT 2010
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 15, 2010
Higher Education Institutions and Learning Management Systems: Adoption and
Standardization
A book edited by Dr. Rosalina Babo and Dr. Ana Azevedo
ISCAP-IPP, Portugal
To be published by IGI Global:
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=840
Introduction
e-Learning plays a significant role in education, and its importance
increases day by day. Learning environments can take a myriad of distinct
forms. Learning Management Systems emerge as an important platform to
support effective learning environments. Furthermore with the rising of Web
2.0, learning environments are also overflowing Learning Management Systems
and Institutions' boundaries.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are used all over Higher Education
Institutions (HEI) and the need to know and understand its adoption and
usage arises. However, there is a lack of information about how LMSs are
being used, which are the most adopted, whether there is a country adoption
standard and which countries use more LMSs.
On one hand, there are different institutional cultures and characteristics
and, on the other hand, there are several distinct LMS tools, it is expected
to find out distinct experiences. The richness of each of the experiences
can help the worldwide community to better understand how well LMS are being
used.
Objective of the Book
The primary objective of this book is to provide insights concerning
Learning Management Systems on Higher Education Institutions. The book aims
to increase understanding of LMS adoption and usage providing relevant
academic work, empirical research findings and an overview of LMS usage on
Higher Education Institutions all over the world.
Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of Education government
members, Higher Education Managers, researchers, academicians, practitioners
and graduate students in every field of study are the target audience of
this book. LMS are not limited to a specific academic area being a trend and
a new learning approach in any scientific field.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
LMS on Higher Education Institutions
Evaluation of LMS
Evaluation of LMS adoption
Evaluation of LMS's tutor usage
Evaluation of LMS's students' usage
LMS Impact Studies
Emerging and best practices in LMS adoption and usage
Partnerships in e-Learning
Evaluation of e-Learning
Managing quality in e-Learning
Open Source LMS
Collaborative Learning
Enables and constrainers of LMS usage
Relations between Web 2.0 and LMS
LMS tools and the Web 2.0
What are the most used LMS
LMS adoption factors
Usage rates of LMS (Scientific areas, gender, Age, .)
Comparison of different LMS platforms (Moodle, Blackboard,.)
Best practices in LMS policies and procedures
Strategies for faculty LMS orientation and ongoing education
Internal review practices of LMS usage
The student view vs. the professor view of LMS
LMSs case studies
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 15,
2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will
be notified by June 15, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September
1, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review
basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this
project.
Publisher
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," and "IGI Publishing"
imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
<http://www.igi-pub.com> www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated
to be released in 2011.
Important Dates:
May 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline
June 15, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
September 1, 2010: Full Chapter Submission
October 31, 2010: Review Result Returned
January 15, 2011: Final Chapter Submission
February 15, 2011: Final deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or
by mail to:
Dr. Rosalina Babo and Dr. Ana Azevedo
ISCAP - IPP
Portugal
Tel.: +351 22 905 00 00 . Fax: +351 22 902 58 99
E-mail: baboANDazevedo at gmail.com
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