Note: Intro -- Contents -- Wikipedia as a Source of Ontological Knowledge: State of the Art and Application -- Toward a Methodology of Collaborative Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems -- Evolving Schedules of Independent Tasks by Differential Evolution -- A Multi-lane Double Auction for Economic- Based Service Management in the Cloud -- Monitoring and Performance Analysis of Workflow Applications in Large Scale Distributed Systems -- Scaling Relations of Data Gathering Times in an Epidemically Data Sharing System with Opportunistically Communicating Mobile Sensors -- Multilaterally Secure Ubiquitous Auditing -- A Round-Based Cover Traffic Algorithm for Anonymity Systems -- Author Index.

Note: Title Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- User-Centred Evaluation and Organisational Acceptability of a Distributed Repository to Support Communities of Learners -- Introduction -- Background -- Context -- Related Work -- Introduction to EERN and DELTA -- Methodological Background -- EERN/DELTA Goals -- DELTA/EERN Architecture -- DELTA's User Interface -- Methods Used in Phase 1 and Phase 2 -- Phase 1: EERN Evaluation and Analysis -- Phase 2: UBERN Evaluation and Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Phase 1: EERN -- Phase 2: UBERN -- Towards a Fully Decentralized Learning Repository -- Summative Evaluation and Conclusions -- Future Work -- References -- Facebook as a Collaborative Platform in Higher Education: The Case Study of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya -- Introduction -- State of the Art -- Open Social Learning and 2.0 Social Networks -- Uses of Facebook in Higher Education: Background -- Objectives -- The Learning Methodology -- Assessment Methodologies -- Analysis of the Experience at a Quantitative Level -- Qualitative Approach: A Virtual Ethnography in the Facebook Context -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Development and Implementation of an Enterprise Learning Architecture for Collaborative Learning -- Introduction -- E-Warehouse: A Framework For Learning -- Implementation of Collaborative Environment -- Curriculum Development -- Pedagogical Materials and Data Warehouse -- Assessment of Student Learning -- Sample Learning Context -- Learning Pillars -- Description of the SCM Pillar -- Description of the PLM Pillar -- Integration with Other Learning Pillars: E-Warehouse Roof: SCM / PLM Integration -- Management Environment for E-Warehouse -- Design -- Creating a Learning Pillar Using AdminTool -- Future Work -- Conclusions -- References. , A Rational Framework for Student Interactions with Collaborative Educational Systems -- Introduction -- A Rational Model of Procrastination -- The Impact of Procrastination on Collaboration -- Data -- Measurement -- Results -- Increased Activity -- Diminished Performance -- Efforts to Overcome Low Performance -- A Few Illustrative Cases -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Interaction Analysis as a Tool for Supporting Collaboration: An Overview -- Introduction -- Analysis and Evaluation for the Support of Collaborative Learning Activities -- A Framework for Interaction Analysis and Evaluation Techniques -- Top-Down Automatic Interaction Analysis Techniques -- Automated Interaction Analysis Based on Event Logs -- Automated Interaction Analysis Based on Event Logs and a Priori Annotations of Verbal Content -- Interaction Analysis Techniques with the Aid of Human Evaluators -- Coding schemes -- Rating schemes -- Trained Automatic Interaction Analysis Based on Human Evaluations -- Automated Interaction Analysis Trained on Coded Data -- Automated Interaction Analysis Trained on Rated Data -- Conclusions -- References -- CLFP Intrinsic Constraints-Based Group Management of Blended Learning Situations -- Introduction -- Flexible Solutions for Supporting CSCL Scripts -- Flexibility as Disjunction of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Constraints -- Limitations in Supporting Group Management in Collaborative Blended Learning Scenarios -- Considering the Intrinsic Constraints of Two IMS LD CLFPs -- Flexibility Constraints for TAPPS and Jigsaw -- Jigsaw and TAPPS CLFPs -- Representing the Intrinsic Constraints with IMS LD -- Supporting Flexibility for Group Management: A Web-Based Tool -- A Web-Based Application -- The Architecture -- Preliminary User Study Evaluation -- Description of the User Study -- Results -- Future Developments. , Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- A Pedagogical Approach for Collaborative Ontologies Building -- Introduction to Collaborative Learning Ontology -- About Collaborative Building of Ontologies -- Collaborative Ontology Authoring Tools -- Social Space for Ontology Maturing and Nurturing -- A CSCL Driven Model for Collaborative Ontology Construction and Maturing -- Top Down Approach for the Collaborative Ontology Construction: To Increase the Value of Teachers' Contribution -- Collaborative Ontology Construction Scenarios -- A Tool for the Collaborative Building of Ontologies -- Bottom Up Collaborative Ontologies Building: To Increase the Value of Students' Contribution -- Ontology Extraction and Validation from a Semantic Space -- Assessment of the Contribution Derived by Group Activities over Terms and Concepts Defined in Educational Ontology -- Text Analysis, Network Text Analysis and Ontology Comparison -- Conclusions -- References -- A Model-Based Approach to Designing Educational Multiplayer Video Games -- Introduction -- The VGSCL System -- Goals -- Tasks -- Interaction -- Modeling the VGSCL System -- Models of Educational Content -- Models for Recreational Content -- Model to Relate Educational and Recreational Contents: The General Tasks and Goals Model -- User Modeling -- Recording Information in the Models -- Conclusions and Further Work -- References -- A Framework to Foster Collaboration between Students through a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment -- Introduction -- On Adapting Collaborative Frameworks -- Component-Based Adaptive Framework -- Adaptation to Foreseeable Situations -- Adaptation for Unforeseen Situations -- From the Framework to a Prototype -- Framework Components Mapping -- Implementation Details for the Prototype -- Formative Evaluation of the Prototype -- Experience Description. , Information Obtained from the Questionnaires -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Apt to Adapt: Micro- and Macro-Level Adaptation in Educational Games -- Introduction -- Around an Inspiring Virtual Learning World -- Micro Level Assessment -- Micro Level Interventions -- Meta-cognitive Interventions -- Cognitive Interventions -- Motivational Interventions -- Adaptation by Interactive Storytelling -- Collaborative Learning -- Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- A Collaborative and Adaptive Design Pattern of the Jigsaw Method within Learning Design-Based E-Learning Systems -- Introduction -- The Rationale -- LAMS -- The Jigsaw Collaborative Method -- Adaptation -- Design of the Jigsaw Adaptive Online Learning Activity -- Summary and Future Research Plans -- References -- Recommendation of Learning Material through Students´ Collaboration and User Modeling in an Adaptive E-Learning Environment -- Introduction -- Related Works -- AdaptWeb® Environment -- Integrating Recommendation Mechanism to AdaptWeb® -- Multi-Criteria Ontology for Learning Materials -- The Collaboration Process -- Scenario of Use -- Conclusions -- References -- Modeling Adaptation Patterns in the Context of Collaborative Learning: Case Studies of IMS-LD Based Implementation -- Introduction -- Background -- Adaptation Patterns: Adaptivity in Systems for Collaborative Learning -- Modeling Adaptation Patterns -- The Basics of LD: Adaptivity Capabilities and Limitations -- IMS-LD and APs Case Studies: APs Expressed in IMS-LD -- Advance the Advanced -- Lack of Confidence -- Group Heterogeneity Based on Prior Domain Knowledge -- Discussion and Future Work -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index.