1. Academic development perspectives of blended learning / Roisin Donnelly, Claire McAvinia -- 2. The definition of blended learning in higher education / Mustafa Caner -- 3. Social aspects and Web 2.0 challenges in blended learning / Tiziana Guzzo, Patrizia Grifoni, Fernando Ferri -- 4. Assistive technologies and environmental design concepts for blended learning and teaching for disabilities within 3D virtual worlds and learning environments / Noha Saleeb, Georgios A. Dafoulas -- 5. The 'pleasure principle' in blended learning approaches / Paul Peachey -- 6. The artificial intelligence in the support of e-learning management and quality maintenance / Wieslaw Pietruszkiewicz, Dorota Dzega -- 7. Developing a collaborative elearning construction framework for blended learning / Xin Bai -- 8. Internet-based remote laboratories as a part of a blended learning environment / Miladin Stefanovic, Milan Matijevic, Vladimir Cvjetkovic -- 9. A program-based approach to developing and implementing blended instruction: the University of Vermont school library media studies sequence / Linda S. Brew, Judith L. Kaplan -- 10. Framework for evaluating blended learning in a university public-speaking course in Singapore / Linda Fang, Siew Hoong Chow, Wai Man Soo -- 11. Using a blended e-learning cooperative approach in higher education: a case from Egypt / Heba EL-Deghaidy -- 12. Design of a blended learning environment for the training of Greek teachers: results of the survey on educational needs / Panagiotes S. Anastasiades -- 13. Enabling creative blended learning for adults through learning design / Spyros Papadakis -- 14. Theoretical rationale for designing a blended learning teachers' professional development program / Charalambos Mouzakis, Haralampos Tsaknakis, Chrysanthi Tziortzioti.