Book Description:
One approach which is becoming very popular nowadays is to measure the effectiveness of e-Learning solutions via analysis of data gathered from authentic educational environments. This constitutes the ultimate goal of the underlying book. More specifically, this book discusses and presents several evaluation approaches as they have been applied in real practice. Criticism, best practices, and lessons learned from the application of these approaches are discussed. The book includes innovative contributions and real world evaluation studies in authentic learning environments by experienced researchers in e-Learning. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents:
Preface pp. i-xi

Editorial
(Yannis Psaromiligkos, Athanasios Spyridakos, Symeon Retalis)

Chapter 1: Qualitative Evaluation in e-Learning;pp. 1-12
(Charalambos Vrasidas, CARDET - University of Nicosia,Cyprus)

Chapter 2: Towards a Contextualized Definition of e-Learning Quality: an Empirical Study of Online Programs in Project Management;pp. 13-41
(Constanta Bodea, Maria Dascãlu,The Academy of Economic Studies,Bucharest,Romania)

Chapter 3: Analysing Students’ Preferences in e-Learning Courses Using a Multi-Criteria Decision Making Evaluation Approach;pp. 43-66
(Y. Psaromiligkos, A. Spyridakos, S. Retalis, G. Dimakos, C. Kytagias, E. Zafeiri,Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus. Dept. of Mathematics,Aigaleo,Athens,Greece and others)

Chapter 4: Measuring Students’ Performance in e-Learning Environments via Enriched Assessment Rubrics;pp. 67-80
(Ourania Petropoulou, Symeon Retalis, Georgia Lazakidou,University of Piraeus,Greece)

Chapter 5: Evaluating Online Collaborative Learning Activities Oriented to Creativity Development;pp. 81-91
(Francesca Pozzi, Michela Ott,Instituto Tecnologie Didattiche,Genoa,Italy)

Chapter 6: A Design Based Research Perspective on the Development of a Teaching Learning Approach for Promoting Epistemological Awareness: An Example from Webcomics;pp. 93-110
(Rodothea Hadjilouca, Maria Costoullou, Constantinos P. Constantinou,Learning in Science Group,University of Cyprus)

Chapter 7: Tailor-made or Unfledged? Evaluating the Quality of Adaptive eLearning;pp. 111-143
(Christina M. Steiner and Dietrich Albert,Graz University of Technology,Austria)

Chapter 8: A Continuous Layered Evaluation of Adaptive Hypermedia Systems;pp. 145-158
(Vinicius F. C. Ramos, Geraldo B. Xexéo, Paul M. E. De Bra,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro,Brazil and others)

Chapter 9: Validating a Computer-based Tutor that Promotes Self-Regulated Writing-to-Learn;pp. 159-171
(Virginie Zampa, Philippe Dessus,LIDILEM, Universite Stendhal,Grenoble,France and others)

Chapter 10: The Delphi technique as a participatory methodology in design, development and evaluation of t-Learning: e-Learning evaluation as a social practice;pp.173-186
(Andreja Istenic Starcic, Matej Zajc, Mag. Kemal Alic,University of Ljubljana,Slovenia and others)

Index pp. 187-194