Artificial Intelligence Applications in Distance Education

358 Pages·2014·21.29 MB·English

by  Utku Kose

Artificial Intelligence
Applications in Distance
Education
Utku Kose
Usak University, Turkey
Durmus Koc
Usak University, Turkey
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Artificial intelligence applications in distance education / Utku Kose and Durmus Koc, editors.
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petual access) 1. Distance education--Computer-assisted instruction. I. Kose, Utku, 1985- II. Koc, Durmus, 1985-
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Editorial Advisory Board
Engin Avci, Firat University, Turkey
Halil Ibrahim Bulbul, Gazi University, Turkey
Hulya Caliskan, Istanbul University, Turkey
Levent Celik, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Betul Ozkan Czerkawski, University of Arizona South, USA
Ugur Demiray, Anadolu University, Turkey
Omer Deperlioglu, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Ertugrul Ergun, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Inan Guler, Gazi University, Turkey
Mustafa Murat Inceoglu, Ege University, Turkey
Ali Hakan Isik, Gazi University, Turkey
Erinc Karatas, Ankara University, Turkey
Sercin Karatas, Gazi University, Turkey
Serhat Bahadir Kert, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Yasushi Kodama, Hosei University, Japan
Farid Meziane, University of Salford, UK
Huseyin Ozcinar, Pamukkale University, Turkey
Om Prakash Rishi, University of Kota, India
Suleyman Sadi Seferoglu, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Hayri Sever, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Hakan Tuzun, Hacettepe University, Turkey
Asaf Varol, Firat University, Turkey
Nursel Yalcin, Gazi University, Turkey
Gonca Telli Yamamoto, Okan University, Turkey
Tuncay Yigit, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Laura Zieger, New Jersey City University, USA
List of Reviewers
Mehmet Akyar, Usak University, Turkey
Osman Birgin, Usak University, Turkey
Erdem Erdag, Usak University, Turkey
Gur Emre Guraksin, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Karaman, Usak University, Turkey
Bogdan Pătruţ, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania
Aslihan Tufekci, Gazi University, Turkey
Table of Contents
Foreword by Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber and Pandian Vasant..............................................................................xvi
Foreword by Gonca Telli Yamamoto.........................................................................................................xviii
Foreword by Omer Deperlioglu..................................................................................................................xx
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xxi
Acknowledgment.............................................................................................................................xxviii
Chapter 1
On.the.Intersection.of.Artificial.Intelligence.and.Distance.Education....................................................1
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Chapter 2
Global.Knowledge.Networking.(GKN).with.Utilizing.of.Digital.Libraries:.A.Proposed.Model..........12
Azadeh Heidari, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Leila Nemati-Anaraki, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Chapter 3
Intelligent.Educational.Support.System.................................................................................................32
Duygu Mutlu-Bayraktar, Istanbul University, Turkey
Chapter 4
Designing.a.Multi-Agent.System.for.Improving.the.Accounting.E-Learning.......................................47
Bogdan Pătruţ, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania & EduSoft, Romania
Chapter 5
Intelligent.Questioning.System.Based.on.Fuzzy.Logic.........................................................................72
Omer Deperlioglu, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Turkey
Guray Sonugur, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Turkey
Kadir Suzme, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Turkey
Chapter 6
Review.and.Proposal.for.Intelligent.Distance.Education.......................................................................95
Ali Hakan Işik, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
Göksel Aslan, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey
Chapter 7
A.Web-Based.Intelligent.Educational.Laboratory.System.for.Forecasting.Chaotic.Time.Series.......110
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Ahmet Arslan, Selcuk University, Turkey
Chapter 8
Expert.Systems.in.Distance.Education................................................................................................136
Duygu Mutlu-Bayraktar, Istanbul University, Turkey
Esad Esgin, Marmara University, Turkey
Chapter 9
For.an.Intelligent.E-Learning:.A.Managerial.Model.Suggestion.for.Artificial.Intelligence.
Supported.E-Learning.Content.Flow...................................................................................................149
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Chapter 10
Resolving.the.Paradox.of.Overconfident.Students.with.Intelligent.Methods......................................161
Denis Smolin, American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia
Sergey Butakov, Concordia University, Canada
Chapter 11
Design.and.Development.of.an.Expert.System.Shell.Program.and.Evaluation.of.Its..
Effectiveness........................................................................................................................................175
Aslihan Tufekci, Gazi University, Turkey
Chapter 12
An.Example.Application.of.an.Artificial.Intelligence-Supported.Blended.Learning.Education.
Program.in.Computer.Engineering......................................................................................................192
Tuncay Yigit, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Arif Koyun, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Asim Sinan Yuksel, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Ibrahim Arda Cankaya, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Chapter 13
Agent-Based.Distributed.Intelligent.Tutoring.System.Using.Case-Based.Reasoning........................211
Shweta, Banasthali University, India
Praveen Dhyani, Banasthali University, India
O. P. Rishi, University of Kota, India
Chapter 14
Evaluation.of.Clustering.Methods.for.Adaptive.Learning.Systems....................................................237
Wilhelmiina Hämäläinen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Ville Kumpulainen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Maxim Mozgovoy, University of Aizu, Japan
Chapter 15
Evolutionary.Approach.for.Automatic.and.Dynamic.Modeling.of.Students’.Learning.Styles...........261
Fabiano Azevedo Dorça, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Chapter 16
Ideas.on.the.Future.of.Intelligent.Web-Based.E-Learning..................................................................285
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
Compilation of References................................................................................................................298
About the Contributors.....................................................................................................................323
Index....................................................................................................................................................328
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword by Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber and Pandian Vasant..............................................................................xvi
Foreword by Gonca Telli Yamamoto.........................................................................................................xviii
Foreword by Omer Deperlioglu..................................................................................................................xx
Preface..................................................................................................................................................xxi
Acknowledgment.............................................................................................................................xxviii
Chapter 1
On.the.Intersection.of.Artificial.Intelligence.and.Distance.Education....................................................1
Utku Kose, Usak University, Turkey
In.today’s.world,.intelligent.systems.play.an.important.role.in.improving.humankind’s.life.standards.
and.providing.effective.solutions.for.real-world-based.problems..In.this.sense,.such.intelligent.systems.
are.the.research.outputs.of.the.Artificial.Intelligence.field.in.Computer.Science..Today,.in.many.fields.
intelligent.systems.are.widely.used.to.obtain.effective.and.accurate.results.for.the.problems.encountered..
At.this.point,.education.is.one.of.the.most.remarkable.fields.in.which.lots.of.Artificial.Intelligence-
oriented.research.works.are.performed..When.we.consider.the.education.field.in.terms.of.the.latest.
technological.developments,.we.can.also.see.that.the.e-learning.technique.and.more.generally.distance.
education.approach.are.highly.associated.with.the.applications.of.Artificial.Intelligence..Therefore,.in.
this.chapter.the.author.explores.the.trends.within.the.interaction.between.Artificial.Intelligence.and.
Distance.Education..The.chapter.is.a.brief.report.on.current.trends.of.applications.of.“intelligent.distance.
education”.solutions..It.also.provides.a.short.focus.on.the.future.possibilities.of.the.relation.of.Artificial.
Intelligence.and.Distance.Education.
Chapter 2
Global.Knowledge.Networking.(GKN).with.Utilizing.of.Digital.Libraries:.A.Proposed.Model..........12
Azadeh Heidari, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Leila Nemati-Anaraki, Islamic Azad University, Iran
In.Digital.Libraries.(DLs).as.an.innovative.community.environment,.knowledge.is.nutrition,.and.the.
environment.for.knowledge.sharing.is.the.essential.condition..As.the.knowledge.is.the.heart.of.digital.
libraries,.it.is.imperative.for.them.to.promote.the.innovation.activities.embodied.by.teaching.and.scientific.
research.through.an.efficient.knowledge-sharing.environment..In.digital.environment,.the.role.of.knowledge.
has.become.even.more.significant..Moreover,.DLs.perform.many.knowledge-based.activities,.and.by.
nature,.the.knowledge-sharing.process.is.embedded.in.DL.systems..These.modern.knowledge.management.