Böcker i River Publishers Series in Innovation and Change in Education - Cross-cultural Perspective-serien

This book is based on the research work undertaken by the authors on the theme "Mining of Educational Data for the Analysis and Prediction of Students' Academic Performance". The basic know-how presented can be treated as guide for educational data mining implementation using R and Rattle open source data mining tools.

Presents recent developments in university-industry-collaborations, using case studies from Japan, and showing the mutual needs from both universities and enterprises in the knowledge-based society. Technical topics discussed include development of university-industry collaboration (UIC); development of UIC in Japan; case studies of UIC in Japan; and the global contribution of UIC from Japan.

Beijing Institute for the Learning Society (BILS) was established in 2011 through the efforts of Beijing Leading Group Office for Construction of Learning City and Beijing Normal University. The Institute is building a platform that integrates intellectual resources of universities in Beijing to serve the learning city's construction. This book summarizes the goals set by BILS.

Explores the design and implementation of e-collaboration technology in a workplace setting. Featuring extensive coverage of a range of topics relating to the benefits and challenges of these tools, this book is an essential reference source for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking relevant research on the use of digital spaces within organisational contexts.