Many of the early issues in the field of telE-learning are now not only recognized but are being addressed, through professional and staff development routes, through innovative technological solutions, and through approaches and concepts that are better suited to particular educational contexts. This book provides details of advances in this area and covers issues concerned with: the position of on-line learning in the development of the information society, developments in virtual organizations, virtual institutes and virtual laboratories. It looks at: creation and development of interactive and adaptive context-aware learning environments using intelligent agents and cognitive style match; integrating collaborative learning and collective competencies into on-line learning practices and creation and development of e-learning portals, and concerns with inter-operability. It provides details of the uses of on-line learning environments in diverse subjects, such as environmental education, mathematics and ICT and changes with educational organization and the impact of culture and culturation; and the role of case studies and models in teacher development of practice.This book explores: educational uses of broadcasting and web-based technology; the creation and development of assessment and computerized examination systems in on-line learning environments; the role of team work, team learning and team teaching in on-line learning environments used for work-based purposes; the role of on-line learning environments in parent-child relationships and rehabilitation situations; a focus on shifts in female enrolment in computer science courses; theories and concepts of telE-learning (including the application of activity theory and situated learning theory to on-line delivery and learning); and developments in appropriate research methodologies for on-line learning environments.
