E-learning [2nd Call for Book Chapters]
!!This call is extended by 1 October!!

Editors

Dr Petar Jandric, Senior Lecturer, Polytechnic of Zagreb, Croatia

Prof Damir Boras, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Introduction

Complex and rapid transformations of contemporary educational systems are dialectically intertwined with information and communication technologies and, more generally, with wide social changes commonly known as globalisation. Those transformations equally affect all levels of educational praxis including, but not limited to, theory, practice, policy and politics of teaching and learning, social roles of contemporary educational systems, private lives of teachers and students and the very understanding of the process of education. During the past few decades, therefore, understanding of the complex relationships between education, globalisation and information and communication technologies has become prerequisite for critical engagement in wide range of activities such as primary, secondary and tertiary education, staff development in public and private enterprises, policy making, education research and development.

Objective of the Book

This book aims to provide a systematic overview of the latest interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research findings in the field of e­-learning. The main topics covered in the book are: the relationships between e-learning and society, e-learning in educational practice, development and management of e-learning and research methods in e-learning. The book does not favour any technologies or approaches to pedagogy or design. Instead, it provides a critical overview of the general principles that can be easily adapted to various practical contexts.

Target Audience

The book is aimed at academic audience (academics, university teachers, researchers and students), teachers in primary and secondary education, institutional managers and strategy makers, managers of human resources, and everyone else interested in e-learning.

Language

This bilingual edition will simultaneously be published in English and in Croatian. All submissions should be written in English. Those whose first language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscripts checked by a proficient third party before submission.

Book Structure

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

E-learning and society

History of e-learning
Information literacy
E-learning, politics and society
Digital divides and digital cultures

E-learning in educational practice

Communication in online environments
Psychology of e-learning
Pedagogy of e-learning
The role of the teacher in e-learning

Development and management of e-learning

Development and strategic planning
How to choose an appropriate e-learning technology?
E-learning content design and implementation
Evaluation and quality assurance

Research methods in e-learning

Epistemology of e-learning
Qualitative research methods in e-learning
Quantitative research methods in e-learning
How to conduct e-learning research?

Submission Procedure

1. Abstracts / proposals of 500 words should be submitted by 15 July 2012. Proposals should clearly reflect the main topics covered in the chapter, chapter structure, and an overview of the relevant sources.

2. Each author of the proposal must provide a biographical sketch of 50-60 words. The sketch should identify where authors earned their highest degrees, their current affiliations and positions, current research interests, country of birth and current citizenship(s), and an e-mail address.

3. Authors will be informed about acceptance / rejection of their proposals not later than 1 October 2012 and sent chapter guidelines.

4. Full chapters should be submitted by 1 January 2013.

5. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. There are three possible outcomes of the review process:

· The chapter is accepted and will be published with minor revisions,

· The chapter is provisionally accepted and will be published after major revisions,

· The chapter is rejected.

Authors will be informed about editorial decisions by 1 March 2013.

If a chapter is accepted but in need of revisions, the author(s) will receive detailed comments from the reviewers by 1 March 2013.

6. The author(s) will be invited to execute the indicated revisions and submit the revised chapters for final evaluation by the same reviewers by 1 June 2013.

7. The book is expected to be published at autumn / winter 2013.

Instructions for Authors

1. Manuscripts should be original, unpublished, and not under review by any journal or publisher.

2. The length of manuscript should normally be between 7,000 and 10,000 words, excluding references.

3. Each manuscript must contain self-contained abstract (no more than 100-150 words) and 3-5 key words.

4. Manuscripts must be formatted according to the provided template.

5. Manuscripts should be reasonably divided into sections.

6. Images and tables should be numbered consecutively and should be referred to in the main text.

7. Images should be supplied as JPEG with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.

8. References and in-text citations should be prepared according to Harvard referencing style.

9. The book will have an international readership, so please avoid the use of terms that might be meaningful only to a local or national audience, or provide a clear explanation where this is unavoidable.

Publishers

The book will be published jointly by The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and The Polytechnic of Zagreb.

Important Dates

1 October 2012: New Proposal Submission Deadline

15 October 2012: Notification of Acceptance

1 January 2013: Full Chapter Submission

1 March 2013: Review Results Returned

1 June 2013: Final Chapter Submission

Contact

Dr Petar Jandric, Senior Lecturer, The Polytechnic of Zagreb, Vrbik 8, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia, Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spam robota, nije vidljiva ako ste isključili JavaScript . 


Call for chapters is available here.