1. E-learning classifications / Solomon Negash, Marlene Wilcox -- 2. Blending interactive videoconferencing and asynchronous learning in adult education / Panagiotes Anastasiades -- 3. Teaching IT through learning communities in a 3D immersive world / Richard Riedl ... [et al.] -- 4. Online synchronous vs. asynchronous software training through the behavioral modeling approach / Charlie Chen, R. Shaw -- 5. A framework for distance education effectiveness / Murali Shanker, Michael Hu -- 6. Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of online learners / Silvia Braidic -- 7. Exploring student motivations for IP teleconferencing in distance education / Thomas Stafford, Keith Lindsey -- 8. Collaborative technology / Levent Yilmaz -- 9. Chatting to learn / Lim Ling, Fay Sudweeks -- 10. What factors promote sustained online discussions and collaborative learning in a web-based course? / Xinchun Wang -- 11. Achieving a working balance between technology and personal contact within a classroom environment / Stephen Springer --12. On the design and application of an online web course for distance learning / Y. J. Zhang --13. Teaching information security in a hybrid distance learning setting / Michael Whitman, Herbert Mattord --14. A hybrid and novel approach to teaching computer programming in MIS curriculum / Albert Ritzhaupt, T. Gill -- 15. Delivering online asynchronous IT courses to high school students / Amy Woszczynski --

16. Motivators and inhibitors of distance learning courses adoption / Carla Mafé, Silvia Blas, José García de los Ríos -- 17. ICT impact on knowledge industries / Morten Falch, Hanne Nicolajsen -- 18. Economies of scale in distance learning (DL) / Sudhanva Char.