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CONTENTS CONTENTS<br />

Contents<br />

1 Introduction 19<br />

1.1 Aim <strong>of</strong> project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

1.2 Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

1.3 The two main domains <strong>of</strong> educational hypermedia . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

1.4 Problem areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

1.5 Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

1.6 Research objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

2 Literature Review 25<br />

2.1 Definition and history <strong>of</strong> e-learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

2.1.1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

2.1.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />

2.2 Forms <strong>of</strong> e-learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />

2.2.1 Computer Based Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />

2.2.2 Web Based Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />

2.2.3 Hypermedia Authoring Tools (HATs) . . . . . . . . . . . 29<br />

2.2.4 Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />

2.2.5 Video conferencing / Teleteaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

2.2.6 Learning Management Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />

2.2.7 Learning Content Management Systems . . . . . . . . . 33<br />

2.2.8 Game based learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />

2.2.9 Blended learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />

2.2.10 Web based collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />

2.2.11 Microworlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />

2.2.12 Visualisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />

2.2.13 Learning communities and social learning . . . . . . . . . 36<br />

2.3 Advantages and disadvantages <strong>of</strong> e-learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 38<br />

2.3.1 Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38<br />

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