"This book analyzes various aspects of the knowledge society. It anchors government policies and examines the characteristics of the emerging knowledge intensive economy and social environment. It inv
Converting today's onslaught of information into usable knowledge is one of the main challenges facing us in the modern era. This volume covers a wide range of topics, from ontology learning to data m
Ertl (University of the Bundeswehr-Munich, Germany) gathers researchers and academics from the US and Europe to shed light on the latest techniques related to knowledge construction in online environm
Dunkels et al. (applied educational science, Umea U., Sweden) assemble 14 articles that research current areas related to young people's use of interactive media in learning, knowledge exchange, and b
This collection of fifteen articles on advanced data mining technologies provides an overview of current scholarship in this increasingly important field of information management. Divided into sectio
Fifteen articles on the theory and application of adaptive database search and retrieval technologies showcase current research in the growing field of machine learning algorithms. Divided into sectio
Most of the existing research on association rules focuses on establishing common patterns and rules. Choosing instead to study outlier rules and patterns, the 15 papers in this collection explore rar
The 13 chapters in the collection describe computational techniques inspired in part by nature and natural systems to represent and organize information from business, science, computing, and engineer
Ertl (University of Bundeswehr-Munich, Germany) gathers perspectives and scenarios on e-collaborative knowledge construction. Material is in sections on environments for e-collaborative knowledge cons
This book demonstrates the possibility of transforming machine learning algorithms into integrated commonsense reasoning processes in which inductive and deductive inferences correlate and support one
Sharfrir and Etkind explore those parts of a universal digital library containing documents that communicate knowledge with controlled vocabularies of sub-languages mostly in the various disciplin
Writing for researchers and educators, Deur clarifies notions of self-directed learning (SDL) as it relates to students in primary school. She examines the role and function of SDL knowledge in de
"This book explores ideas, experiences, and knowledge in combining computer technology with language teaching and learning. It addresses the impact of and innovation in information communication techn
Niess reports on research in how to train K-12 teachers to incorporate technology that did not exist when they were learning to be teachers and learning their particular subject area. The goal of
Contributors from a wide range of humanities and natural and social sciences explore theoretical aspects of indigenous knowledge systems. Their topics include learning and asserting an African indigen
This collection explores the role of knowledge management in organizational learning (OL) processes and the development of innovative products. Three of the papers apply knowledge management principle
Computer scientists describe the current understanding and practice of machine learning, both supervised and unsupervised, in a range of fields. They cover mobile vision for a plant biometric syste
