Table of Contents

ETH World - Implementation of a Virtual Campus Infrastructure and E-Learning at ETH; Implementing Online Delivery and Learning Support Systems: Issues, Evaluation and Lessons; Evaluating the Use of WEBCT in Learning, Teaching and Assessment; Collaborative Learning on-Demand on the Internet Mbone; Improving Usability of an Online Learning System by means of Multimedia, Collaboration and Adaptation Resources; Heuristic Evaluation of Web-Based ODL Programs; Coming off the Rails: Evaluation and the Design Process; Developing and Supporting Research-Based Learning and Teaching through Technology; Online Learning for the Real World: Diploma in Computing via the Internet; Usability Inspection of the ECONOF System's User Interface Visualisation Component; Issues of Quality in Online Degree Programmes; Learning Technologies and Learning Theories; Design Cycle Usability Evaluations of an Intercultural Virtual Simulation Game for Collaborative Learning; Computer Supported Network Based Learning Environment for the Workplace; Professional to Manufacturing Mode due to Online University Education; Changing Roles and Processes in Online Tuition for Higher Education: A Case Study from the UK Open University; Learnability; Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs: A Sociological Standpoint

About the Author

Claude Ghaoui, Ph. D., is a senior lecturer in computer systems (since 1995) at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool JMU, UK. Her research interests and expertise are mainly in human computer interaction, multimedia/Internet technology and their applications in education. She is a UK correspondent for EUROMICRO (since 1998) and served on programme committees for several international HCI/multimedia conferences. Since 2000, she has been an advisor for eUniservity (UK-based), which promotes and provides online learning. She is the editor of two books, ""E-Educational Applications: Human Factors and Innovative Approaches"", 2004 published by IRM Press, and ""Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs"", 2003 published by Information Science Publishing.