Francisco José García-Peñalvo

Francisco José García-Peñalvo received his bachelor’s degree in computing from the University of Valladolid (Spain), and his PhD degree from the University of Salamanca, where he is currently the Head of the Research Group in Interaction and e-Learning (GRIAL). His main research interests focus on eLearning, computers and education and digital ecosystems. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Education in the Knowledge Society journal and the Journal of Information Technology Research. He coordinates the Doctoral Program in Education in the Knowledge Society.

Publications

Assessing the Effectiveness of Textual Recommendations in KoopaML: A Comparative Study on Non-Expert Users' ML Pipeline Development
Assessing the Effectiveness of Textual Recommendations in KoopaML: A Comparative Study on Non-Expert Users' ML Pipeline Development
Pablo Antúnez-Muiños, Pablo Pérez-Sánchez, Andrea Vázquez-Ingelmo, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Antonio Sánchez-Puente, Víctor Vicente-Palacios, Alicia García-Holgado, P. Ignacio Dorado-Díaz, Jesús Sampedro-Gómez, Ignacio Cruz-González, Pedro L. Sánchez. © 2024. 21 pages.
Artificial intelligence (AI) integration, notably in healthcare, has been significant, yet effective implementation in critical areas requires expertise. KoopaML, a previously...
Personalized Education for a Programming Course in Higher Education
Personalized Education for a Programming Course in Higher Education
Arturo Rojas-López, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2022. 24 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to present the intervention in personalized education for the Programming Methodology course in higher education. Indicators such as dropout rate...
Deep-Learning and Machine-Learning-Based Techniques for Malware Detection and Data-Driven Network Security
Deep-Learning and Machine-Learning-Based Techniques for Malware Detection and Data-Driven Network Security
Praneeth Gunti, Brij B. Gupta, Francisco José García Peñalvo. © 2022. 18 pages.
A never-ending fight is taking place among malware creators and security experts as the advances in malware are daunting. The machine learning strategies are indeed the new mode...
The Role of Data in Health Sciences Ecosystems: Experiences Within a Psychoeducation-Oriented IT Platform
The Role of Data in Health Sciences Ecosystems: Experiences Within a Psychoeducation-Oriented IT Platform
Samuel Marcos-Pablos, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2022. 17 pages.
This chapter aims to provide an overview of the importance of data governance in digital ecosystems in the province of healthcare and to place special emphasis on the...
Analysis of Protein Structure for Drug Repurposing Using Computational Intelligence and ML Algorithm
Analysis of Protein Structure for Drug Repurposing Using Computational Intelligence and ML Algorithm
Deepak Srivastava, Kwok Tai Chui, Varsha Arya, Francisco José García Peñalvo, Pramod Kumar, Anuj Kumar Singh. © 2022. 11 pages.
Proteins are fundamental compounds in biological processes during the analysis of drug target indication for drug repurposing. The identification of relevant features is a...
A Cloud-Based Model for Driver Drowsiness Detection and Prediction Based on Facial Expressions and Activities
A Cloud-Based Model for Driver Drowsiness Detection and Prediction Based on Facial Expressions and Activities
Ankit Kumar Jain, Aakash Yadav, Manish Kumar, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Kwok Tai Chui, Domenico Santaniello. © 2022. 17 pages.
This paper proposes an efficient approach to detecting and predicting drivers' drowsiness based on the cloud. This work focuses on the behavioral as well as facial...
Mobile Cloud Computing and Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions
Mobile Cloud Computing and Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions
Francisco José García Peñalvo, Akash Sharma, Anureet Chhabra, Sunil K. Singh, Sudhakar Kumar, Varsha Arya, Akshat Gaurav. © 2022. 20 pages.
The number of smartphone users has increased from 3.6 billion in 2016 to 6.25 billion by 2021, which shows that mobile phone usage has increased dramatically over the past few...
Sustainable Stock Market Prediction Framework Using Machine Learning Models
Sustainable Stock Market Prediction Framework Using Machine Learning Models
Francisco José García Peñalvo, Tamanna Maan, Sunil K. Singh, Sudhakar Kumar, Varsha Arya, Kwok Tai Chui, Gaurav Pratap Singh. © 2022. 15 pages.
Prediction of stock prices is a challenging task owing to its volatile and constantly fluctuating nature. Stock price prediction has sparked the interest of various investors...
Information Technology Trends for a Global and Interdisciplinary Research Community
Information Technology Trends for a Global and Interdisciplinary Research Community
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 374 pages.
Data is the base for information, information is needed to have knowledge, and knowledge is used to make decisions and manage 21st century businesses and organizations. Thus, it...
Impact of the COVID-19 on Higher Education: An Experience-Based Approach
Impact of the COVID-19 on Higher Education: An Experience-Based Approach
Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Alfredo Corell, Ricardo Rivero-Ortega, María J. Rodríguez-Conde, Nicolás Rodríguez-García. © 2021. 18 pages.
The COVID-19 outbreak has a considerable impact on all business domains worldwide, almost with negative consequences. The digital transformation was already a requirement for all...
Erasmus+ Educational Projects on eLearning and Related Methodologies: Data From Erasmus+ Project Results Platform
Erasmus+ Educational Projects on eLearning and Related Methodologies: Data From Erasmus+ Project Results Platform
María Goretti Alonso de Castro, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 23 pages.
Collecting data from Erasmus+ projects to detect those that have been identified as good practice or success story could be very useful in order to help teachers to define...
RoboSTEAM Project: Integrating STEAM and Computational Thinking Development by Using Robotics and Physical Devices
RoboSTEAM Project: Integrating STEAM and Computational Thinking Development by Using Robotics and Physical Devices
Miguel Á. Conde, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Sedano, Camino Fernández-Llamas, Maria João Carvalho Ramos, Manuel Domingos Jesus, Susana Celis, Jose Gonçalves, Jose Lima, Daniela Reimann, Ilkka Jormanainen, Juha Paavilainen, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 18 pages.
Digital society demands professionals prepared for the current landscape. It is necessary to teach current students how to employ and solve problems related to this constantly...
Architectural View of an App for Walking Through a City in a Safe Way
Architectural View of an App for Walking Through a City in a Safe Way
Aldo Alexis Pérez Vizcarra, Guadalupe Paulina Anccasi Figueroa, Jaison Willian Torres Chana, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 28 pages.
This chapter offers a general review of the presence of the risks present in today's society and its impact on citizens' daily lives as well as the challenge it...
Information Technology in the Search for Employment: Artificial Intelligence to Find the Best Job
Information Technology in the Search for Employment: Artificial Intelligence to Find the Best Job
Pablo Chamoso, Alfonso González-Briones, Fancisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 16 pages.
Employability is one of the main concerns of the citizens of developed countries. Over the last 10 years, it has become popular to use technology to find employment and better...
Towards an Intelligent System for the Territorial Planning: Agricultural Case
Towards an Intelligent System for the Territorial Planning: Agricultural Case
AMRI Benaouda, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2021. 21 pages.
This chapter concerns the conceptualization of an intelligent system for the territorial planning, taking as an example the agriculture case as a tool in decision making. It is...
User Experience in Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review
User Experience in Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review
Laura Icela González-Pérez, María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2020. 18 pages.
Disruptive ideas and innovative business models take shape from observing and investigating the needs and demands of potential users and measuring their success based on the...
Innovative Trends in Flipped Teaching and Adaptive Learning
Innovative Trends in Flipped Teaching and Adaptive Learning
María Luisa Sein-Echaluce, Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2019. 306 pages.
Understanding new educational innovations is essential for the improvement of the training and learning process. In order to effectively implement these new tools in the...
Active Peer-Based Flip Teaching: An Active Methodology Based on RT-CICLO
Active Peer-Based Flip Teaching: An Active Methodology Based on RT-CICLO
Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco, María Luisa Sein-Echaluce, María Sánchez-Canales. © 2019. 16 pages.
The RT-CICLO model (real time – collective intelligence applied to a cooperative learning with a social base) is based on generalist processes identified in main active...
Personalized Education for a Programming Course in Higher Education
Personalized Education for a Programming Course in Higher Education
Arturo Rojas-López, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2019. 25 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to present the intervention in personalized education for the Programming Methodology course in higher education. Indicators such as dropout rate...
Global Implications of Emerging Technology Trends
Global Implications of Emerging Technology Trends
Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 323 pages.
The advent of new technologies has been an impetus for rapid development in several industries. These recent advances push industry leaders to infuse new innovations into their...
User Experience in Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review
User Experience in Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review
Laura Icela González-Pérez, María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 17 pages.
Disruptive ideas and innovative business models take shape from observing and investigating the needs and demands of potential users and measuring their success based on the...
Current Situation and Appraisal Tendencies of M-Learning
Current Situation and Appraisal Tendencies of M-Learning
Laura Briz-Ponce, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 15 pages.
Mobile devices and apps are placed in a prominent position in the daily routine of all people. The fast evolution of these devices and their main advantages have caused a real...
Towards an Intelligent System for the Territorial Planning: Agricultural Case
Towards an Intelligent System for the Territorial Planning: Agricultural Case
AMRI Benaouda, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 21 pages.
This chapter concerns the conceptualization of an intelligent system for the territorial planning, taking as an example the agriculture case as a tool in decision making. It is...
Scaffolding the OEEU's Data-Driven Ecosystem to Analyze the Employability of Spanish Graduates
Scaffolding the OEEU's Data-Driven Ecosystem to Analyze the Employability of Spanish Graduates
Andrea Vázquez-Ingelmo, Juan Cruz-Benito, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Martín Martín-González. © 2018. 20 pages.
This chapter outlines the technological evolution experimented by the Observatory for University Employability and Employment's information system to become a data-driven...
Students Skills in a Blended Learning Environment: A Qualitative Research
Students Skills in a Blended Learning Environment: A Qualitative Research
Ana Mª Pinto-Llorente, Mª Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 32 pages.
The objective of this chapter is to determine participants' perceptions about the characteristics that students must have to be successful in a blended learning environment....
A Research on Students' Perceptions on a B-Learning English Environment to Improve Written Skills
A Research on Students' Perceptions on a B-Learning English Environment to Improve Written Skills
Ana María Pinto-Llorente, Mª Cruz Sánchez-Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2018. 23 pages.
The aim of the chapter is to explore university students' perceptions about the effectiveness of interactive and collaborative tools to improve written skills in a...
Preface
Preface
Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Alicia García-Holgado. © 2017. 10 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Open Source Solutions for Knowledge Management and Technological Ecosystems.
Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive and Collaborative Resources to Improve Reading and Writing in English
Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive and Collaborative Resources to Improve Reading and Writing in English
Ana María Pinto Llorente, María Cruz Sánchez Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2017. 21 pages.
This paper presents a mixed research developed at the Pontifical University of Salamanca with students of intermediate level of English. It examines the effectiveness of the...
To Be or Not to Be Successful?: That Does Not Only Depend on Technology, But Also on Human Factors
To Be or Not to Be Successful?: That Does Not Only Depend on Technology, But Also on Human Factors
Ana María Pinto Llorente, María Cruz Sánchez Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2017. 22 pages.
The increase of blended learning education has been identified as an important goal in improving teaching-learning technological models. However, when considering this...
Enhancing Education for the Knowledge Society Era with Learning Ecosystems
Enhancing Education for the Knowledge Society Era with Learning Ecosystems
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Ángel Hernández-García, Miguel Á. Conde, Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco, María Luisa Sein-Echaluce, Marc Alier-Forment, Faraón Llorens-Largo, Santiago Iglesias-Pradas. © 2017. 24 pages.
In order to achieve a true transition from the Information Society to the Knowledge Society, Information and Communication Technologies must play a capital role in educational...
Adjusting Higher Education Competences to Companies Professional Needs: A Case Study in an Engineering Master's Degree
Adjusting Higher Education Competences to Companies Professional Needs: A Case Study in an Engineering Master's Degree
Joaquim Alves, Natércia Lima, Gustavo Alves, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2017. 13 pages.
This work reports the incorporation result of a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Program in the two-years master's degree in Instrumentation and Metrology Engineering (MEIM)...
Join The Board: A New Way of Collaborative Learning
Join The Board: A New Way of Collaborative Learning
Nazareth Álvarez Rosado, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Sergio Bravo Martín, Susana Álvarez Rosado. © 2016. 17 pages.
This chapter presents an application, Join the Board (JTB), which provides shared and collaborative work environments between digital iPhone and iPad devices through a Network of...
Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive and Collaborative Resources to Improve Reading and Writing in English
Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive and Collaborative Resources to Improve Reading and Writing in English
Ana María Pinto Llorente, María Cruz Sánchez Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2016. 20 pages.
This paper presents a mixed research developed at the Pontifical University of Salamanca with students of intermediate level of English. It examines the effectiveness of the...
Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings
Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings
Laura Briz-Ponce, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2016. 608 pages.
Mobile phones have become an integral part of society, as their convenience has helped democratize and revolutionize communication and the marketplace of ideas. Because of their...
The Role of Gender in Technology Acceptance for Medical Education
The Role of Gender in Technology Acceptance for Medical Education
Laura Briz-Ponce, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2016. 15 pages.
Do Mobile Technologies Have a Place in Universities?: The TAM Model in Higher Education
Do Mobile Technologies Have a Place in Universities?: The TAM Model in Higher Education
José Carlos Sánchez-Prieto, Susana Olmos-Migueláñez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2016. 28 pages.
The present chapter provides an analysis of the possible applications of the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) for the study of the mobile technology acceptance process at the...
A Research Contribution to the Analysis of Mobile Devices in Higher Education from Medical Students' Point of View
A Research Contribution to the Analysis of Mobile Devices in Higher Education from Medical Students' Point of View
Laura Briz-Ponce, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2016. 26 pages.
This paper attempts to provide some insights about the use and perception of undergraduate students about the applications of these devices at University and the importance they...
To Be or Not to Be Successful?: That Does Not Only Depend on Technology, But Also on Human Factors
To Be or Not to Be Successful?: That Does Not Only Depend on Technology, But Also on Human Factors
Ana María Pinto Llorente, María Cruz Sánchez Gómez, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2015. 21 pages.
The increase of blended learning education has been identified as an important goal in improving teaching-learning technological models. However, when considering this...
Online Tutor 2.0: Methodologies and Case Studies for Successful Learning
Online Tutor 2.0: Methodologies and Case Studies for Successful Learning
Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Antonio Miguel Seoane Pardo. © 2014. 384 pages.
After centuries of rethinking education and learning, the current theory is based on technology’s approach to and affect on the planned interaction between knowledge trainers and...
Pedagogical Patterns and Online Teaching
Pedagogical Patterns and Online Teaching
Antonio Miguel Seoane-Pardo, Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2014. 19 pages.
This chapter summarizes the experience collected after years of researching and experiencing on teaching and learning online in the form of an eLearning pattern-architecture. In...
Impact of the Objective Evaluation of Clinical and Surgical Basic Skills (CSBS) On Medicine Students (Spain): An Experimental Design
Impact of the Objective Evaluation of Clinical and Surgical Basic Skills (CSBS) On Medicine Students (Spain): An Experimental Design
Marcelo F. Jimenez, Maria Jose Rodriguez-Conde, Susana Olmos-Miguelañez, Gonzalo Varela, Francisco S. Lozano, Francisco J. Garcia, Fernando Martinez-Abad. © 2014. 11 pages.
This work presents the design, implementation and results of a research project in medical education conducted from 2007 to 2011, on the learning of some basic clinical and...
Educational Innovation Successful Cases: Part 1
Educational Innovation Successful Cases: Part 1
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2014. 3 pages.
Educational innovation is a key factor to improve educational goals and learning outcomes. There are very good practices in different contexts that may be reused and adapted in...
TRAILER: A Tool for Managing Informal Learning
TRAILER: A Tool for Managing Informal Learning
Clara Viegas, Maria Marques, Gustavo Alves, Aleksandra Mykowska, Nikolas Galanis, Marc Alier, Francis Brouns, José Janssen, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Alicia Holgado, Valentina Zangrando, Miguel Ángel Conde-González. © 2014. 17 pages.
Even though informal learning plays an important role in everyone's life, not everyone is aware of its importance. These informal activities contribute to the development of...
Knowledge Spirals in Higher Education Teaching Innovation
Knowledge Spirals in Higher Education Teaching Innovation
Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco, María Luisa Sein-Echaluce, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo. © 2014. 22 pages.
A R&I&i process for a knowledge management system development is presented. It transforms different institutions experiences into organisational knowledge applicable to an entire...
Multiculturalism in Technology-Based Education: Case Studies on ICT-Supported Approaches
Multiculturalism in Technology-Based Education: Case Studies on ICT-Supported Approaches
Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2013. 382 pages.
Our differences in language, cultures, and history around the world play a vital role in the way we learn. As technology-based education continues to be used worldwide, there is...
Framework Entrepreneurship Process
Framework Entrepreneurship Process
José Adriano Gomes Pires, Francisco José García Peñalvo, Jorge Humberto Marinho Sampaio, Rosa María Martínez Vázquez.. © 2013. 27 pages.
The thematic of entrepreneurship has assumed a great importance in recent times and is regarded by the governments of all countries as a lever for economic and social development...
Multicultural Approach to Learning History and Geography at School in Europe
Multicultural Approach to Learning History and Geography at School in Europe
Valentina Zangrando, Antonio M. Seoane Pardo, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Alicia García Holgado, Lucía García Holgado. © 2013. 8 pages.
MIH project (Multicultural Interdisciplinary Handbook: Tools for Learning History and Geography in a Multicultural Perspective) is a Comenius Multilateral Project funded with...
Learning Object Model and Framework Design for the Digital Modules Production
Learning Object Model and Framework Design for the Digital Modules Production
Alicia García Holgado, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Valentina Zangrando, Antonio M. Seoane Pardo. © 2013. 9 pages.
The MIH (Multicultural Interdisciplinary Handbook) project provides new tools for helping teachers and pupils plunge deeper into the culture and the language of another nation...
Electronic Government Systems for e-Procurement Procedure in the EU
Electronic Government Systems for e-Procurement Procedure in the EU
Sergio Bravo Martín, Francisco José García Peñalvo. © 2013. 23 pages.
Public Electronic Procurement provides a new means of communication between contracting authorities and economic operators, as well as being one of the most important areas in...
Framework Entrepreneurship Process
Framework Entrepreneurship Process
José Adriano Gomes Pires, Francisco José García Peñalvo, Jorge Humberto Marinho Sampaio, Rosa María Martínez Vázquez. © 2013. 25 pages.
The thematic of entrepreneurship has assumed a great importance in recent times and is regarded by the governments of all countries as a lever for economic and social development...
AHKME eLearning Information System: A 3.0 Approach
AHKME eLearning Information System: A 3.0 Approach
H. Rego, T. Moreira, F. J. García-Peñalvo. © 2013. 9 pages.
AHKME (Adaptive Hypermedia Knowledge Management E-Learning Platform) is an eLearning Information System that has evolved to fulfill the web-based learning requirements when they...
Knowledge Co-Creation Process Based on Informal Learning Competences Tagging and Recognition
Knowledge Co-Creation Process Based on Informal Learning Competences Tagging and Recognition
Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Miguel Á. Conde, Mark Johnson, Marc Alier. © 2013. 13 pages.
The present paper deals with the problem of tagging, acknowledge and recognize of informal learning activities. It describes TRAILER project, a solution based on a methodology...
MyElvin: A Web-Based Informal Learning Platform for Languages Practice
MyElvin: A Web-Based Informal Learning Platform for Languages Practice
F. J. García-Peñalvo, J. C. González-González, M. Murray. © 2012. 14 pages.
ELIN (European Languages Virtual Network) is a European Union Lifelong Learning Programme Project aimed at creating an informal social network to support and facilitate languages...
Excellence in Virtual Education: The Tutor Online Approach
Excellence in Virtual Education: The Tutor Online Approach
Ángeles Bosom, Elisa Fernández, María José Hernández, Francisco José García, Antonio Seoane. © 2012. 16 pages.
It is a fact that the notion of education has been changing over the last years, mainly because of information and communication technologies (ICTs). In this globalized world...
Improving Learning Object Quality: Moodle HEODAR Implementation
Improving Learning Object Quality: Moodle HEODAR Implementation
Carlos Muñoz, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, Erla Mariela Morales, Miguel Ángel Conde, Antonio M. Seoane. © 2012. 16 pages.
Automation toward efficiency is the aim of most intelligent systems in an educational context in which results calculation automation that allows experts to spend most of their...
Adaptive Assessments using Open Specifications
Adaptive Assessments using Open Specifications
Héctor Barbosa León, Francisco J. García-Peñalvo, María José Rodriguez-Conde, Erla M. Morales, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos. © 2012. 16 pages.
Evaluation is a key element in formal education processes; it must be constructed in a way that the item questions within help students understand by adapting them to the...
Quality Learning Objective in Instructional Design
Quality Learning Objective in Instructional Design
Erla M. Morales, Francisco J. García, Ángela Barrón. © 2011. 9 pages.
Due to continuous technological advancements, the Web offers diverse applications for e-learning. However, in practice, many times technological development is considered...
AHKME eLearning Information System: A 3.0 Approach
AHKME eLearning Information System: A 3.0 Approach
H. Rego, T. Moreira, F. J. García-Peñalvo. © 2011. 9 pages.
AHKME (Adaptive Hypermedia Knowledge Management E-Learning Platform) is an eLearning Information System that has evolved to fulfill the web-based learning requirements when they...
International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP)
International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP)
Sanjay Misra. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP) focuses on the IT field from the outlook of industry professionals and covers...
MIMO: Multi-Agent System for Personal Health Monitoring
MIMO: Multi-Agent System for Personal Health Monitoring
Almudena Vicente Tocino, Ana Isabel Calvo Alcalde, Juan José Andrés Gutiérrez, Iván Álvarez Navia, Francisco J. García Peñalvo, Esteban Pérez Castrejón. © 2010. 24 pages.
According to previsions, Spanish population over 65 years old will soon be an important fraction. For the EU region, old-age dependency ratios will more than double in 2000 to...
Advances in E-Learning: Experiences and Methodologies
Advances in E-Learning: Experiences and Methodologies
Francisco José García-Peñalvo. © 2008. 420 pages.
Web-based training, known as e-learning, has experienced a great evolution and growth in recent years, as the capacity for education is no longer limited by physical and time...
Philosophical and Epistemological Basis for Building a Quality Online Training Methodology
Philosophical and Epistemological Basis for Building a Quality Online Training Methodology
Antonio Miguel Seoane Pardo, Francisco José García Peñalvo. © 2008. 15 pages.
This chapter outlines the problem of laying the groundwork for building a suitable online training methodology. In the first place, it points out that most e-learning initiatives...
Learning Object Evaluation
Learning Object Evaluation
Erla M. Morales, Francisco J. García, Ángela Barrón. © 2008. 8 pages.
One of the biggest challenges to knowledge management systems (KMS) is the great importance that many organizations have given to obtaining information rather than to its...
Online Tutoring and Mentoring
Online Tutoring and Mentoring
Antonio Miguel Seoane Pardo, Francisco Jose Garcia Peñalvo. © 2008. 8 pages.
Man is the only animal that learns for his whole life. Therefore, learning is one of the most important activities of human beings. Information and communication technologies...
Purchasing as an Integrated Competence
Purchasing as an Integrated Competence
Erla M. Morales, Francisco J. García, Ángela Barrón. © 2008. 8 pages.
Nowadays, firms face a complex and changing business environment. Under the pressure to increase competitiveness, many firms have realised that purchasing decisions affect more...
Quality Learning Objective in Instructional Design
Quality Learning Objective in Instructional Design
Erla M. Morales, Francisco J. García, Ángela Barrón. © 2008. 8 pages.
Due to continuous technological advancements, the Web offers diverse applications for e-learning. However, in practice, many times technological development is considered...
Excellence in Virtual Education: The Tutor Online Approach
Excellence in Virtual Education: The Tutor Online Approach
Ángeles Bosom, Elisa Fernández, María José Hernández, Francisco José García, Antonio Seoane. © 2007. 14 pages.
It is a fact that the notion of education has been changing over the last years, mainly because of information and communication technologies (ICTs). In this globalized world, we...