Includes bibliographical references.

Individual and socio-cultural framing of e-learning / Bernhard Ertl, Kathrin Helling -- E-learning for widening participation in higher education / Irina Maslo, Svetlana Surikova, Manuel Joaqu�in Fern�andez Gonz�alez -- The opportunities of educational internet resources in the development of students' research skills (on the example of webquest and educational blog) / Larisa Darinskaya, Galina Molodtsova -- Usage and diffusion of biotechnology virtual labs for enhancing university education in India's urban and rural areas / Shyam Diwakar, Rakhi Radhamani, Gopika Sujatha, Hemalatha Sasidharakurup, Akhila Shekhar, Krishnashree Achuthan, Prema Nedungadi, Raghu Raman, Bipin Nair -- The need of a multidimensional analysis for the success of e-learning programs / Beatriz Fainholc -- E-learning training courses on multicultural education: an example from Greece / Catherine Dimitriadou, Nektaria Palaiologou, Eirini Nari -- Network-based continuous education opportunities: case of X Medical University in Lithuania / Edita Butrime, Vaiva Zuzeviciute -- Multimedia technologies in education / Lucio Tommaso De Paolis, Egidijus Vaskevicius, Ausra Vidugiriene -- Ontology learning in practice: using semantics for knowledge grounding / Irena Markievicz, Daiva Vitkute-Adzgauskiene, Minija Tamosiunaite -- Critical issues in e-learning project management in the context of web technologies development / Darius Amilevicius -- The premises for learning successful virtual collaboration in self-organizing teams / Timo Lainema -- To MOOC or not to MOOC?: a case study of Norway / Cathrine T�mte, Arne Fevolden, Dorothy Sutherland Olsen -- Technology-enhanced learning in higher education: tribes and territories / Neil Gordon, Mike Brayshaw -- The socio-cultural dimensions of e-learning in Turkish higher education institutions / Zerrin Ayvaz Reis, Sevinc Gulsecen -- Is e-learning a pro-active response to, or reaction to, changes in educational policy and patterns of educational demand? / Allan M. Lawrence, Peter J. Short, Deborah Millar -- Developing social capital in a cross-cultural e-learning environment / Youmei Liu -- Successful cases in technology-enabled active teaching and metacognitive learning strategies in blended learning for globalization / Mohan Gurubatham -- The effects of e-journal system on organizational and study processes / Saulius Kuzminskis, Giedre Cesonyte, Vladislav V. Fomin -- eLearning as a political arena / Celia Romm Livermore, Mahesh Raisinghani, Pierluigi Rippa.

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"This book provides readers with a critical examination of the theories, models, and best practices in online education from a social perspective, evaluating blended, distance, and mobile learning systems with a focus on the interactions of their practitioners"--Provided by publisher.

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