Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL): 32 Volumes

Series Editor(s): Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain)

ISSN: 2327-1892|EISSN: 2327-1906

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Private and public institutions have made great strides in the fields of mobile and distance learning in recent years, providing greater learning opportunities outside of a traditional classroom setting. While the online learning revolution has allowed for greater learning opportunities, it has also presented numerous challenges for students and educators alike. As research advances, online educational settings can continue to develop and advance the technologies available for learners of all ages.

The Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL) Book Series publishes research encompassing a variety of topics related to all facets of mobile and distance learning. This series aims to be an essential resource for the timeliest research to help advance the development of new educational technologies and pedagogy for use in online classrooms.

Topics Covered

Accreditation
Administration and Organization
Cloud Computing in Schools
Course Design
Distance Learning
E-Books
Economics of Distance and M-Learning
Educational Apps
Educational Presentation and Delivery
Ethical Considerations
Globalization
Lifelong Learning
Location-Based Integration
Managing Sustainable Learning
Mobile Learning
Online Class Management
Online Collaborative Learning
Pedagogy and Design Methodology
Role of Faculty
Snack Learning
Student Achievement and Satisfaction
Student-Student Interaction
Student-Teacher Interaction
Tablets and Education
Technology Platforms and System Development
Ubiquitous and Pervasive Learning
Virtual Universities

Titles in Series

Determining the Reliability of Online Assessment and Distance Learning

Ana Cristina Da Silveira De Moura (University of Porto, Portugal), Pedro Cunha Reis (University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal), M. Natália D. S. Cordeiro (University of Porto, Portugal)

Though in the past online learning was considered of poorer professional quality than classroom learning, it has become a useful and, in some cases, vital tool for p...

Socioeconomics, Diversity, and the Politics of Online Education

Kristina Setzekorn (Purdue University Global, USA), Nainika Patnayakuni (Calhoun Community College, USA), Tina Burton (Purdue University Global, USA)

Education has until recently promoted social mobility, broad economic growth, and democracy. However, modern universities direct policy and resources toward criteria...

Utilizing a 5-Stage Learning Model for Planning and Teaching Online Courses: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Riad S. Aisami (Troy University, USA)

When the internet became a viable instructional delivery medium, online learning began to rapidly expand. Shortly thereafter, the need for online teaching approaches...

Exploring Online Learning Through Synchronous and Asynchronous Instructional Methods

Cynthia Mary Sistek-Chandler (National University, USA)

Exploring online learning through the lens of synchronous and asynchronous instructional methods can be beneficial to the online instructor and to the course designe...

Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments

Gürhan Durak (Balıkesir University, Turkey), Serkan Çankaya (İzmir Democracy University, Turkey)

The use of technology has a profound influence in educational settings and has experienced significant paradigm shifts with the advents of e-learning and m-learning....

Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities

Carolyn N. Stevenson (Purdue University Global, USA), Joanna C. Bauer (Claremont Lincoln University, USA)

Effective communication is essential in every organization, including educational institutions. Often, members of the online community work in isolation. Collaborati...

Global Demand for Borderless Online Degrees

Robert P. Hogan (Walden University, USA)

In recent decades, community colleges and universities have struggled with less funding, increased competition, and shrinking enrollment. Borderless online degrees o...

Advancing Mobile Learning in Contemporary Educational Spaces

Dominic Mentor (Columbia University, USA)

Mobile learning is an educational strategy that uses mobile technologies in order to promote and enable learning. Mobile learning also encompasses efforts to support...

Student Support Toward Self-Directed Learning in Open and Distributed Environments

Micheal M. van Wyk (University of South Africa, South Africa)

Globally, universities are challenged to deliver quality learning programs and are forced to respond in a meaningful way. These challenges have led to universities e...

Administrative Leadership in Open and Distance Learning Programs

Koksal Buyuk (Anadolu University, Turkey), Serpil Kocdar (Anadolu University, Turkey), Aras Bozkurt (Anadolu University, Turkey)

The face of education is constantly being transformed due to rapid changes in technology. It is imperative that leadership trends and techniques be evaluated in the...

Empowering Learners With Mobile Open-Access Learning Initiatives

Michael Mills (University of Central Arkansas, USA), Donna Wake (University of Central Arkansas, USA)

Education has been progressing at a rapid pace ever since educators have been able to harness the power of mobile technology. Open-access learning techniques provide...

Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings

Laura Briz-Ponce (University of Salamanca, Spain), Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez (University of Salamanca, Spain), Francisco José García-Peñalvo (University of Salamanca, Spain)

Mobile phones have become an integral part of society, as their convenience has helped democratize and revolutionize communication and the marketplace of ideas. Beca...

Handbook of Research on Mobile Learning in Contemporary Classrooms

Dominic Mentor (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA)

It is the responsibility of educators to utilize contemporary avenues in order to reach their students in ways familiar to them. When teaching digital natives, new t...

Mobile and Blended Learning Innovations for Improved Learning Outcomes

David Parsons (The Mind Lab by Unitec, New Zealand)

The integration of technology into educational settings has revolutionized classroom instruction in recent years. By properly utilizing available digital resources,...

Integrating Touch-Enabled and Mobile Devices into Contemporary Mathematics Education

Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris (European University Cyprus, Cyprus), Katerina Mavrou (European University Cyprus, Cyprus), Efi Paparistodemou (Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus)

Despite increased interest in mobile devices as learning tools, the amount of available primary research studies on their integration into mathematics teaching and l...

Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts

Gulsun Kurubacak (Anadolu University, Turkey), T. Volkan Yuzer (Anadolu University, Turkey)

Instructional quality can make or break the learning experience, especially in digital environments where the expressional nuances of interpersonal communication are...

Assessing the Role of Mobile Technologies and Distance Learning in Higher Education

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos (University of Oviedo, Spain), Robert D. Tennyson (University of Minnesota, USA), Miltiadis D. Lytras (American College of Greece, Greece)

In recent years, the use of information technologies, mobile devices, and social media, along with the evolving needs of students, professionals, and academics, has...

Critical Examinations of Distance Education Transformation across Disciplines

Abigail G. Scheg (Western Governors University, USA)

In recent years, distance education programs have grown to allow greater educational opportunities to a diverse set of learners from all over the world. As remote le...

Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies

Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)

Once considered disruptive to learning, technology has increasingly become an integrated and valued part of the modern classroom. In particular, mobile technologies...

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Distance Education

Utku Kose (Usak University, Turkey), Durmus Koc (Usak University, Turkey)

Though educational methods such as distance and e-learning have addressed our modern, knowledge-based society’s requirement for innovative approaches to performing e...

Handbook of Research on Emerging Priorities and Trends in Distance Education: Communication, Pedagogy, and Technology

T. Volkan Yuzer (Anadolu University, Turkey), Gulsun Kurubacak (Anadolu University, Turkey)

With the rise of distance education in the post-modern world, progressive research on the best methods, tools, and technologies in the field is necessary to continue...

Practical Applications and Experiences in K-20 Blended Learning Environments

Lydia Kyei-Blankson (Illinois State University, USA), Esther Ntuli (Idaho State University, USA)

Learning environments continue to change considerably and is no longer confined to the face-to-face classroom setting. As learning options have evolved, educators mu...

Cases on Professional Distance Education Degree Programs and Practices: Successes, Challenges, and Issues

Kirk P.H. Sullivan (Umeå University, Sweden), Peter E. Czigler (Örebro University, Sweden), Jenny M. Sullivan Hellgren (Umeå University, Sweden)

Although internet technologies have transformed the concept of professional development by providing the opportunity for virtual learning environments in a non-tradi...

Mobile Pedagogy and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning

Douglas McConatha (West Chester University, USA), Christian Penny (West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA), Jordan Schugar (West Chester University, USA), David Bolton (West Chester University, USA)

Distance learning has existed in some form for centuries, but modern technologies have allowed students and teachers to connect directly, no matter what their locati...

Outlooks and Opportunities in Blended and Distance Learning

B. Tynan (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), J. Willems (Monash University, Australia), R. James (University of New England, Australia)

In a contemporary media-rich society, distance education is becoming increasingly indistinguishable from mainstream traditional methods. Contemporary students, too,...

Cases on Formal and Informal E-Learning Environments: Opportunities and Practices

Harrison Hao Yang (State University of New York at Oswego, USA), Shuyan Wang (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA)

Today, the online sphere is no longer just an information repository or a place to search for resources. It has become instead a place supporting both intentional an...

Refining Current Practices in Mobile and Blended Learning: New Applications

David Parsons (The Mind Lab by Unitec, New Zealand)

This volume draws together all the articles published by the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning in its second year of publication (2010). As the us...

Professional Education Using E-Simulations: Benefits of Blended Learning Design

Dale Holt (Deakin University, Australia), Stephen Segrave (Deakin University, Australia), Jacob L. Cybulski (Deakin University, Australia)

The use of digital, Web-based simulations for education and training in the workplace is a significant, emerging innovation requiring immediate attention. A converge...

Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications

Lee Chao (University of Houston-Victoria, USA)

The open approach has been widely used in the development of mobile applications, mobile operating systems for mobile devices, and mobile services for supporting mob...

Models for Interdisciplinary Mobile Learning: Delivering Information to Students

Andrew Kitchenham (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)

Mobile learning, or m-learning, can take place in any environment using technologies that fit in the palm of the hand or can be easily carried from one place to anot...

Architectures for Distributed and Complex M-Learning Systems: Applying Intelligent Technologies

Santi Caballé (Open University of Catalonia, Spain), Fatos Xhafa (Open University of Catalonia, Spain), Thanasis Daradoumis (Open University of Catalonia, Spain), Angel A. Juan (Open University of Catalonia, Spain)

Over the last decade, the needs of educational organizations have been changing in accordance with increasingly complex pedagogical models and with the technological...

Cases on Online and Blended Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices

Yukiko Inoue (University of Guam, Guam)

Although online education is becoming an important long-term strategy for higher learning instructors, blended learning through a balanced mix of traditional face-to...

Editor(s) Biography

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a professor in the Department of Business Administration and Accountability in the Faculty of Economics at The University of Oviedo (Spain). Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital, and China. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Behaviour and Information Technology journal. Additionally, she is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) and the International Journal of Strategic Change Management (IJSCM). She is also Editor-in-Chief of IGI Global’s International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), as well as editor for a number of IGI Global book publications and full book series.

Editorial Advisory Board

Editor-in-Chief

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

Editorial Advisory Board

Henk Huijser, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Australia

Jingyuan Zhao, University of Toronto, Canada

María Graciela Badilla Quintana, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile

Miltiadis D. Lytras, American University of Greece, Greece

Neeta Baporikar, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, India

Rajdeep Singha, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

Shahid Amin, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Shy-Sheng Liaw, China Medical University, Taiwan

Vasileios Paliktzoglou, University of Eastern Finland, Finland and Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain

Vijaykumar Selvam, 6th Sense, An Advanced Research and Scientific Experiment Foundation, India

Xi Zhang, CoME, Tianjin University, China