Extended CFC: Leaning Management Systems

CALL FOR CHAPTERS

Extended Proposal Submission Deadline: April 20, 2009
Learning Management Systems Technologies and Software Solutions for Online
Teaching: Tools and Applications
A book edited by Yefim Kats, Rivier College, USA

Invitation

I kindly invite you to contribute to new book "Learning Management Systems
Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and
Applications"
to be published by IGI Global. The main goal of this edition is to present
high quality research by
the leading experts on the state-of-the-art Theory, Technology and
Applications in online
as well as hybrid educational environment.

Project Overview

Currently, many colleges function as exclusively online training or degree
granting facilities, while
others enrich their traditional curriculum with more and more online and
hybrid courses. As the E-Learning
market continues to grow, the choice of available stand-alone software
modules as well as
"software as a service" packages has been growing accordingly. Among the
most prominent companies
and/or products offering E-Learning software and services are
Blackboard/WebCT and eCollege, ANGEL.

In this increasingly competitive environment, administrators and faculty
confront a difficult
problem of choosing an appropriate learning management system that fits
their budget, technical
resources, curriculum, and profile of the student body. The problem is
complicated further by the
variety of available modes of course delivery, such as "pure" online,
hybrid, and asynchronous/synchronous
courses.

Target Audience

The book is intended to be a source of consolidated information for
administrators, faculty,
course developers and businesses on the available technological solutions in
the area of
online education. It will contain vital practical information, case studies,
and conceived as
a manual for all involved in the E-Learning environment.

Suggested Topics

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Comprehensive Software Solutions for Online Teaching and Learning:

Commercial Learning Management Systems and services, such as Blackboard,
e-College, ANGEL,
WileyPLUS; free-source LMS.
The role of innovative social networking technologies, such as Second Life,
in online education.
Technological, financial, and academic issues related to the choice of the
appropriate online
educational platform.

2. Practices and Methodologies for Asynchronous Delivery of Online Course
Content:

Practices and methodologies corresponding to various LMS.
Technologies employed to enrich asynchronous courses, including appropriate
multimedia
technologies among others.

3. Software Solutions and Methodologies for Synchronous Course Delivery:

Videoconferencing; key software solutions such as iLink, Elluminate and
Adobe Connect
Teaching methodologies for live online seminars.
Supporting technologies such as instant messaging software and a variety of
Microsoft and Adobe
products.

4. Hybrid Course Delivery in a Mixed Educational Environment:

Technologies and practices available for hybrid courses.
Advantages and disadvantages of hybrid courses vs. "pure" online and
traditional courses.

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February
28, 2009 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 March 15, 2009 about the
status of their
proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters of 7,000 to 8,000 words
are expected to be
submitted by June, 15 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a
double-blind review basis. IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.) is a
publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group
Reference) and "Medical Information Science Reference" imprints. For
additional information regarding this publication and the publisher, please
visit:
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=538

Important Dates:
April 20, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
April 30, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
June 15, 2009: Full Chapter Submission
July 15, 2009: Review Result Returned
July 30, 2009: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document)
to:

Yefim Kats, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rivier College
420 Main st, NH 03060
email: yefimkatz@yahoo.com, ykats@rivier.edu
tel. (315) 832 0184 (cell), (603) 897 8288 (office)
fax: (603) 897 8805