*****2nd Moodle Research Conference: Deadline extension: new deadline July 1, 2013 *****

Call for Papers:
2nd Moodle Research Conference
4th and 5th of October, 2013
Sousse, Tunisia


http://research.moodle.net/

The Moodle Research Conference (MRC) is a unique annual event dedicated to research and

development (R&D) in learning and teaching carried out with Moodle. The MRC is an

opportunity for academics, researchers, experts and practitioners who use Moodle and

perform research and development to share experiences and exchange research achievements

and innovative developments.

We invite scientists and practitioners to submit full papers or posters that critically

report on quantitative and qualitative research concerning learning and teaching with

Moodle.

The conference venue is a beautiful location in Sousse, Tunisia. Participants will have

opportunities to connect with peers and learn about new Moodle R&D trends and debate

research ideas that could improve the design of Moodle in the future.

We invite scientists and practitioners to submit manuscripts (full papers or posters)

critically reporting on quantitative and qualitative research results concerning

learning with Moodle.

Topics
Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting original unpublished

research and recent developments. The following are possible topics involving Moodle.

* Experimental research involving methods and tools
* Case studies on the effectiveness of teaching methods
* Innovative plugins
* Mobile learning
* Learning analytics
* Collaborative learning
* Communities of practice
* Interoperability with Moodle
* Accessibility
* Personalisation and adaptivity
* Massive Open Online Courses


Paper submission guidelines
Prospective authors are invited to submit:
* research papers up to 8 pages (including figures and references) or
* posters up to 1000 words in length.

Submissions will be made using the EasyChair conference management system. All

submissions will undergo double-blind peer review involving at least two program

committee members.

Accepted papers will be published as conference proceedings with an ISBN in an open

access, online-only version.

Important Dates
1 July 2013 Submission of manuscripts (deadline extended)
22 July 2013 Notification of acceptance
26 August 2013 Submission of final copy of accepted papers
26 August 2013 Early-bird registration deadline
4 October 2013 Conference Start
5 October 2013 Conference End


Venue
The conference will take place in Sousse, Tunisia, a very interesting tourist location,

visited yearly by more than 1.200.000 people, very close to Monastir, one of the most

famous tourist resort in Northern Africa. Sousse is one of the oldest cities of Tunisia

with an authentic Medina declared UNESCO World heritage. MRC will take place at M?

venpick Resort & Marine Spa, located down town Sousse in front of the sea.
Useful links:
http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/en/africa/tunisia/sousse/hotel-sousse/overview/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousse



More Info
URL: http://research.moodle.net/