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Once considered the traditional approach to education, brick and mortar institutions are no longer the norm due to e-learning technologies. Populations are turning into ubiquitous human beings, and educational practices are reflecting this change. "E-Learning 2.0 Technologies and Web Applications in Higher Education" compiles the latest empirical research findings in the area of e-learning and knowledge management technologies assessment. Highlighting specific comparisons and practices of e-m-learning and knowledge management technologies, this book is an essential guide for professionals and academics who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of e-learning at different levels of the information and knowledge society. Following a foreword by Stephanie J. Coopman and a preface by Jean-Eric Pelet, the following chapters are presented: (1) E-Learning and Web 2.0: A Couple of the 21st Century Advancements in Higher Education (Mohamed Ali Bejjar, Younes Boujelbene); (2) Effective E-Learning Strategies for a Borderless World (Neeta Baporikar); (3) Librarian without Building in an E-Learning Environment: Needed Skills, Challenges, and Solutions (Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Ugwunwa Chinyere Esse); (4) The Impact of Combining Video Podcasting and Lectures on Students' Assimilation of Additional Knowledge: An Empirical Examination (David Jiménez-Castillo, Raquel Sánchez Fernández); (5) Higher Education and Web 2.0: Theory and Practice (Pedro Isaías, Sara Pífano, Paula Miranda); (6) Online Learning Communities: Use of Micro Blogging for Knowledge Construction (Xavier Inghilterra, William Samuel Ravatua-Smith); (7) Social Media Tools in Initial Teacher Education (Liliana Mâta); (8) An E-Portfolio to Support E-Learning 2.0 (Hedia Mhiri Sellami); (9) Using an Audiovisual Case Methodology to Develop Critical Thinking Competence in Distance E-Learning Environment: The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) Experience (Ines González-González, Ana Isabel Jiménez-Zarco); (10) Affect Recognition for Web 2.0 Intelligent E-Tutoring Systems: Exploration of Students' Emotional Feedback (Oryina Kingsley Akputu, Kah Phooi Seng, Yun Li Lee); (11) E-Learning in Higher Education: Methods, Tools, and Reality of Uses in the Tunisian Context (Emna Ben Romdhane); (12) Some Cultural Issues in the Adoption of E-Learning: A Structuration Theory Approach (Wiem Abderrazek ); (13) Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives and Practices in Utilizing Ubiquitous Technologies for Academic-Oriented Learning and Knowledge Management (Anna Liza Daunert, Christian Harteis); (14) Effective Implementation of an Interuniversity E-Learning Initiative ( Daniel Perez-Gonzalez, Pedro Soto-Acosta, Simona Popa); and (15) Problem with Multi-Video Format M-Learning Applications (Michael O. Adeyeye, Adebola G. Musa, Adele Botha). A section about the contributors and an index are provided.