Includes bibliographical references and index.

The flourishing of adult online education : an overview / Kjell Rudestam and Judith Schoenholtz-Read -- Presence in teleland / Gary Fontaine and Grace Chun -- The challenges of culture and community in online academic environments / Jeremy J. Shapiro and Shelley K. Hughes -- Evolving technologies / Robin Mason and Frank Rennie -- Applying social systems thinking and community informatics thinking in education : building efficient online learning design culture in universities / Pierre-Léonard Harvey -- Media psychology controls the mouse that roars / Bernard Luskin and James Hirsen -- Globalization in online learning / Janet Poley -- Online learning research / Yolanda Gazol -- Uncertain frontiers : exploring ethical dimensions of online learning / Dottie Agga-Gupta -- Revisiting the design and delivery of an interactive online graduate program / Judy Stevens-Long and Charles Crowell -- Candlepower : the intimate flow of online collaborative learning / Barclay Hudson -- Designing and developing web-based intelligent tutoring systems : a step-by step approach with practical applications / Kay Wijekumar -- Synthesizing higher education and corporate learning strategies / Bruce LaRue and Stephanie Galindo -- Teaching action research at a distance / Jenny Edwards and Sue Marquis Gordon -- Beyond the looking glass : what faculty and students need to be successful online / Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt -- Teaching professionals to be effective online facilitators and instructors : lessons from hard-won experience / Leni Wildflower -- Leadership and management of online learning environments in universities / Anna DiStefano and Judy Witt -- Accrediting online institutions and programs : quality assurance or bureaucratic hurdle? / Ralph Wolff -- Virtual libraries in online learning / Stefan Kramer.