"The book gives an introduction to basic biometric image discrimination technologies including theories that are the foundations of those technologies and new algorithms for biometrics authentication"--Provided by publisher.

1. Transitioning a face-to-face class to an online class / Margaret Fitzgerald-Sisk, Robert Tennyson -- 2. Standardization of virtual objects / Jordán Espada ... [et al.] -- 3. Forum summarization to support tutor and teacher in group interaction management / Antonella Carbonaro -- 4. Social...

Section I: Cognition and Learning: Chapter I. Individual Differences and Web-Based Learning / Michael Grimley, Richard Riding -- Chapter II. Personalizing Style in Learning: Activating a Differential Pedagogy / Steve Rayner -- Chapter III. Can Cognitive Style Predict How Individuals Use...

How can assessment practices be used to assist and improve the learning process? This book attempts to answer this question by bringing together 13 contributions from prominent researchers and practitioners actively involved in all aspects of self, peer and group assessment in an online or...

Turkish youth's (re)construction of their political identity in social media, before "Resistanbul" / Tüge T. Gülsen -- Assemblages of dissent: the emergence of online identities during the Egyptian revolution / Katherine Bridgman -- The emergence of politicized collective identity in online...

Social media in higher education: examining privacy concerns among faculty and students / Laura Aymerich-Franch -- Social media and alcohol use: adverse impact of Facebook and Twitter on college students / Gulzar H. Shah, Moya L. Alfonso, Nina Jolani -- Face to Face(book): users' traits and...

"This book considers all aspects of privacy and security relating to an individual's DNA, with a concentration on fundamental human rights as well as specific cases and examples, in addressing greater security and privacy in the modern world"--Provided by publisher.

This paper argues that the consumption value of education is an important motivation for the educational choice. While controlling for ability, we document that individuals are willing to forego substantial future wage returns in order to acquire a particular type of higher education. We...