"This book brings together research on the multi-faceted nature and overarching impact of social technologies on the main opportunities and challenges facing today's post-secondary classrooms, from issues of social capital formation to student support and recruitment"--Provided by publisher.

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...

Advances in technology are making Web-based education (WBE) a reality, but there are still many questions that need to be answered. Can traditional university do a good job of WBE? What are the roles of instructors? Administrators? Students? What class size is feasible/relevant/optimal in WBE?...

During the past two decades, information technologies have provided many organizations new opportunities in managing their resources more effectively. Computer technologies combined with telecommunication technologies brought properties to many organizations during the decades of the '80s and...

This book brings together compelling content related to the continually emerging technologies in areas of information systems such as Web services, electronic commerce, distance learning, healthcare, business process management, and software development. Focusing on the implications innovative...