Web-Based Learning Solutions for Communities of Practice: Developing Virtual Environments for Social and Pedagogical Advancement

Web-Based Learning Solutions for Communities of Practice: Developing Virtual Environments for Social and Pedagogical Advancement

Nikos Karacapilidis
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Release Date: July, 2009|Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 394
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-711-9
ISBN13: 9781605667119|ISBN10: 1605667110|EISBN13: 9781605667126
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Description:

The proper exploitation of Web-based technologies towards building responsive environments that motivate, engage, and inspire learners, and are embedded in the business processes and human resources management systems of organizations, is highly critical.

Web-Based Learning Solutions for Communities of Practice: Developing Virtual Environments for Social and Pedagogical Advancement provides cutting-edge research on a wide range of topics and discusses their implications within the modern era's broad learning concept. Addressing diverse conceptual, social, and technical issues, this book provides professionals, researchers, and academicians with up-to-date research in developing innovative and more effective learning systems through the use of Web-based technologies.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Argumentative collaboration
  • Collaboration support systems
  • Developing educational material
  • Impact of quality e-feedback
  • Individual learning
  • Pedagogical model
  • Social Learning Theory
  • Virtual technologies
  • Web-Based Communities
  • Web-Based Learning
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The value and main contribution of the book lies in the joint exploration of diverse technological, social and pedagogical issues towards designing, implementing and testing e-Learning solutions for CoPs, while paying equal attention to the issues of individual and organizational learning.

– Nikos Karacapilidis, University of Patras, Greece
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Nikos Karacapilidis holds a professor position at the University of Patras in the field of management information systems. 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 recently appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Advances in Web-based Learning (AWBL) Book Series, published by IGI Global. More detailed information about his publications list, research projects, and professional activities can be found at http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~nikos/.
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Editorial Advisory Board

  • Witold Abramowicz, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
  • Anil Aggarwal, University of Baltimore, USA
  • Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
  • Werner Beuschel, University of Applied Science Brandenburg, Germany
  • Katy Campbell, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Antonio Cartelli, University of Cassino, Italy
  • Tang Changjie, Sichuan University, China
  • Sherry Y. Chen, Brunel University, UK
  • Amita G. Chin, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
  • Cesar Alberto Collazos O., University of Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
  • Brian Corbitt, Deakin University, Australia
  • Martin Crossland, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, USA
  • Maria Manuela Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado, Portugal
  • Amaury Daele, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Larbi Esmahi, Athabasca University, Canada
  • Emmanuel Fernandes, Université de Lausanne, Suisse
  • Jan Frick, Stavanger University College, Norway
  • Martin Gaedke, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Cesar Garita, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • George Ghinea, Brunel University, UK
  • Mehdi Ghods, The Boeing Company, USA
  • Danièle Herrin, Univeristé de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
  • Vivien Hodgson, University of Lancaster, UK
  • Nikos Karacapilidis, University of Patras, Greece
  • Ikuo Kitagaki, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Philippe Koch, IBM Learning Solutions, France
  • VP Kochikar, Infosys Technologies, India
  • Andy Koronios, University of South Australia, Australia
  • Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, USA
  • John Lim, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Moez Limayem, University of Arkansas, USA
  • Gord McCalla, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
  • David McConnell, Lancaster University, UK
  • Colin McCormack, University College Cork, Ireland
  • Eugenia Ng, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China
  • Katia Passerini, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
  • Marisa Ponti, IT Universitetet, Sweden
  • Mahesh S. Raisinghani, Texas Woman's University, USA
  • Janine Schmidt, McGill University, Canada
  • MinnieYi-Min Yen, University of Anchorage, Alaska
  • Romain Zeiliger, Gate-CNRS, Ecully, France

    List of Reviewers

  • Aida Boukottaya , University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Amaury Daele, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Sandy El Helou , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • George Gkotsis, University of Patras, Greece
  • Markos Hatzitaskos, University of Patras, Greece
  • Vasilis Kallistros, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece
  • Nikos Karousos, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece
  • Stéphane Sire, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Eleftheria Tomadaki, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, United Kingdom
  • Nikos Tsianos, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Manolis Tzagarakis, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece