E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Scripted Animation Towards Scalable Content Creation for eLearning—A Quality Analysis

   • Nicoletta Adamo-Villani, Jian Cui, Voicu Popescu

   Pages 1-9

3. E-Learning Repository System for Sharing Learning Resources Among Saudi Universities

   • Ayidh Alanazi, Maysam Abbod

   Pages 10-18

4. Lecturers’ Attitude to Social Network Media: Implication for Accessibility and Usability Need in Open and Distance Education

   • Apata Funke Susan

   Pages 19-29

5. Introducing Online Learning in a Small Organization: The Case of the Diplomatic Institute of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

   • Stefano Baldi

   Pages 30-40

6. Building a Mobile Collaborative Learning Environment for the Identification and Classification of Real World Objects

   • Otto Borchert, Brian M. Slator

   Pages 41-48

7. The PoSE Project: An Innovative Approach to Promote Healthy Postures in Schoolchildren

   • Ilaria Bortone, Alberto Argentiero, Nadia Agnello, Valentina Denetto, Cosimo Neglia, Marco Benvenuto

   Pages 49-57

8. Experiential and Transformative Learning in an Informal Online Learning Environment: An Approach to Initiate Sustainable Changes

   • Efua Akoma, Nichole Boutte-Heiniluoma, Jacquelyn Petrovic

   Pages 58-62

9. Legal Risk Management: A Best Practice for e-Learning Legal Issues

   • Carlo Bucciero

   Pages 63-67

10. From Planning to Launching MOOCs: Guidelines and Tips from GeorgetownX

    • Dedra Demaree, Anna Kruse, Susan Pennestri, Janet Russell, Theresa Schlafly, Yianna Vovides

    Pages 68-75

11. Computer Animation for Learning Building Construction Management: A Comparative Study of First Person Versus Third Person View

    • Hazar N. Dib, Nicoletta Adamo-Villani, Jun Yu

    Pages 76-84

12. A Qualitative Exploration of the EU Digital Competence (DIGCOMP) Framework: A Case Study Within Healthcare Education

    • George Evangelinos, Debbie Holley

    Pages 85-92

13. An Innovative Educational Format Based on a Mixed Reality Environment: A Case Study and Benefit Evaluation

    • Alessandro Fiore, Luca Mainetti, Roberto Vergallo

    Pages 93-100

14. Virtual, Immersive, Translational, Applied Learning: The VITAL Project

    • Charles S. Layne, Lisa Alastuey, Amber M. Chelette, Anne Ogborn, Tracey A. Ledoux, Prashant Mutgekar et al.

    Pages 101-115

15. Guess the Score, Fostering Collective Intelligence in the Class

    • Josep M. Monguet, Jaime Meza

    Pages 116-122

16. A Way of Supporting Non-Arabic Speakers in Identifying Arabic Letters and Reading Arabic Script in an E-Learning System

    • Ahmed Mosa, Kakehi Katsuhiko

    Pages 123-129

17. Social Collaborative e-Learning in Higher Education: Exploring the Role of Informal Learning

    • Francis Otto, Shirley Williams

    Pages 130-137

18. Virtual Labs Improve Student’s Performance in a Classroom

    • Rakhi Radhamani, Hemalatha Sasidharakurup, Gopika Sujatha, Bipin Nair, Krishnashree Achuthan, Shyam Diwakar

    Pages 138-146

19. Segmented and Interactive Modules for Teaching Secure Coding: A Pilot Study

    • Sagar Raina, Siddharth Kaza, Blair Taylor

    Pages 147-154

20. From the First Generation of Distance Learning to Personal Learning Environments: An Overall Look

    • Andrea Santo-Sabato, Marta Vernaleone

    Pages 155-158

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Conference on E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training (eLEOT 2014) held in Bethesda, MD, USA, in September 2014. The 22 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions and focus topics such as web based tools, augmented reality, mobile learning, teaching frameworks and platforms, virtual learning environments.

• Applied Computing
• Collaborative Computing
• Collaborative Learning
• Distance Learning
• E-learning
• Education
• HCI
• Human-Centered Computing
• Interactive Learning Environments
• MOOCs
• Online Learning Environments

• University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA

  Giovanni Vincenti

• IBAM - Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali, Italian National Research Council, Roma, Italy

  Alberto Bucciero

• Instituto Sperior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto, Portugal

  Carlos Vaz de Carvalho

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