CONTENTS	6
	LIST OF KEY CONCEPTS	7
	LIST OF FIGURES	12
	NOTE	13
	INTRODUCTION	14
	Growth of elearning	14
	Terminology	16
	Underlying theory	19
	Course design	21
	Online assessment	24
	Role of the tutor	27
	Role of the student	29
	Online community	31
	Blended learning	33
	The learning platform	34
	Conclusion	38
	Notes	39
	KEY CONCEPTS	40
	ACCESSIBILITY	42
	ACTIVE LEARNING	42
	ACTIVITY-BASED LEARNING	43
	AGENT	43
	ANIMATIONS	43
	ASSESSMENT	44
	ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING	46
	ATTACHMENT	46
	AUDIO/VIDEO CLIPS	47
	AUDIOCONFERENCE	47
	AUTHENTICATION	49
	AVATAR	49
	BANDWIDTH	49
	BIT/BYTE	50
	BLACKBOARD	50
	BLENDED LEARNING	50
	BLOGGING (WEBLOGGING)	53
	BLUETOOTH	56
	BRAINSTORMING	56
	BROADBAND	56
	BROWSER	57
	BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (BBS)	57
	CASE STUDY	58
	CHATROOM/CHATBOX	58
	CLIENT	60
	CMA	60
	CMC	60
	COLLABORATIVE WORK/LEARNING	61
	COMMUNITIES	63
	COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING (CBT)	67
	COMPUTER CONFERENCING	67
	CONSTRUCTIVISM	70
	CONVERGENCE	71
	COOKIE	71
	COPYRIGHT	72
	CORPORATE UNIVERSITY	73
	COURSE DESIGN	73
	COURSEWARE	75
	CSCW	75
	CYBERLEARNING	76
	CYBERSPACE	76
	DATABASE	76
	DESKTOP	77
	DIGITAL DIVIDE	77
	DIGITIZING	77
	DISCUSSION BOARD	78
	DISTRIBUTED EDUCATION	78
	DOMAIN NAME	79
	DOWNLOAD	80
	DROPBOX	81
	DUAL MODE INSTITUTIONS	81
	ECDL	81
	EDUTAINMENT	82
	ELECTRONIC FORUM	82
	EMAIL	83
	EMOTICONS	83
	EPORTFOLIO	83
	EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING	86
	FACE-TO-FACE (f 2f )	86
	FACILITATOR	87
	FAQs	87
	FEEDBACK	87
	FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)	89
	FIREWALL	89
	FLAMING (OR FLAME WAR)	89
	FLEXIBLE LEARNING	90
	GAMES AND GAMING	92
	GIF	93
	GLOBAL EDUCATION	93
	GRAPHICS	95
	GROUPWORK	95
	HACKER	95
	HARDWARE	96
	HELPLINE/HELPDESK	96
	HOAX EMAIL	97
	HOMEPAGE	97
	HTML	97
	HTTP	98
	HYPERLINK/HYPERTEXT	98
	ICON	99
	ICQ	99
	ICT	99
	INFORMATION LITERACY	100
	INSTANT MESSAGING	100
	INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN	101
	INTERACTION	101
	INTERNET	104
	INTERNET CAFÉ	105
	INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP)	106
	INTRANET	106
	JAVA	106
	JPEG	107
	KILLER APP	107
	LAN	107
	LEARNING CENTRE	107
	LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS)	110
	LEARNING OBJECTS	110
	LEARNING OBJECT REPOSITORIES	112
	LIFELONG LEARNING	113
	LOGON/OFF OR LOGIN/OUT	116
	LURKING	117
	MENTAL MODELS	117
	MENTORING	117
	META TAG	118
	METADATA	118
	MLE	119
	MODEM	119
	MODERATOR	119
	MODULE	120
	MOO/MUD	120
	MOTIVATION	121
	MULTIMEDIA	121
	MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION (MCQ)	122
	NETIQUETTE	123
	NETMEETING	124
	NETWORKS	125
	ONLINE	125
	ONLINE LIBRARIES	125
	OPEN LEARNING	127
	OPEN SOURCE	128
	PASSWORD	129
	PDF	129
	PEER-TO-PEER	129
	PEER ASSESSMENT	130
	PLAGIARISM	130
	PLATFORM	133
	PORTAL	133
	POST OR POSTING	134
	PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL)	134
	QUALITY ASSURANCE	135
	RETENTION	138
	ROLE PLAY	138
	SCREEN DUMP	139
	SEARCH ENGINE	140
	SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING	141
	SEMANTIC WEB	143
	SERVER	144
	SITUATED LEARNING	145
	SKYPE	146
	SNAIL MAIL	146
	SOCIAL CAPITAL	146
	SOFTWARE	148
	SPAM	148
	STUDENT-CENTRED LEARNING – OR LEARNERCENTRED LEARNING	149
	SURFING	150
	SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING	151
	TEXT MESSAGING	151
	THREADED DISCUSSION	151
	TMA	152
	TOOLBAR	153
	TROJAN	153
	TRUST	153
	TUTOR GROUP	154
	TUTORING	155
	UPLOAD	157
	URL	158
	VALIDATION	158
	VIDEOCONFERENCING	159
	VIRTUAL REALITY	160
	VIRTUAL SEMINAR	161
	VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY	161
	VIRUS	162
	VLE	163
	VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP)	164
	WEB	164
	WEB-BASED LEARNING	165
	WEB ENABLED	165
	WEB PRESENCE	166
	WEBCAM	166
	WEBCAST	167
	WebCT	168
	WEBINAR	168
	WEBLOG	168
	WEBPAGE	168
	WebQuests	169
	WELCOME PAGE	169
	WIKI	169
	WIRELESS NETWORK	170
	WORM	171
	RECOMMENDED READING	172
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	192
	INDEX	196
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