This book provides an up-to-date study of technical, pedagogical and managerial issues in Web-based learning. The successful application of Web-based learning provides enhancements in workforce performance, helps to lower costs, and encourages innovation for Web-based and distance learning.

It presents a selection of 20 refereed papers given at the First International Conference on Web-Based Learning from over 70 submissions by academic researchers and industry developers from 19 different countries. It provides an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners involved in Web-based learning.
The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:
¿ Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)
¿ Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings® (ISSHP® / ISI Proceedings)
¿ Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

Contents: Applications: A Web-Based Computer-Aided Learning Package on Pipe Flow (P K Yu & K W Chau); On the Design of Mathematical Instruction Material for Distant Learning Platform (P T Yu et al.); Learning Through Web-Based Assessment (C K Wong et al.); Models: VEGA-KGQA: A Knowledge-Grid-Based Question-Answering Approach (Z Hai et al.); Ubiquitous E-Learning - A Concept of Virtual Knowledge (M B Andersson); Patterns of Web Based Learning in the Semantic Web Era (A K Lui & S C Li); Tools: Improving the Design of an Online Self-Assessment Tool Utilizing Confidence Measurement (G Farrell & Y K Leung); The Design and Implementation of Virtual Laboratory Platform in Internet (J Wang et al.); A Platform for Virtual Laboratories (W A Halang & P Tang); An Adaptive Virtual University (J Garofalakis et al.); The Effectiveness of Using Computer-Mediated Instruction in Distance Mathematics Education (M S C Chan); and other papers.