The objective of this study is to discuss the problems to be come across in new generation
web based educational system designs and the solutions derived for these problems. Some …

Recent years have witnessed the birth of a new paradigm for learning environments:
animated pedagogical agents. These lifelike autonomous characters cohabit learning …

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of theoretical issues, historical
developments and current trends in ICALL (Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language …

Interest in learning objects (LOs) in education has been growing steadily since the late
1990s. This interest is coming primarily from educators who have experience in putting their …

This paper discusses the inherent goals and trade-offs involved in the design of an efficient,
robust Web tutor within the context of a working, hypermedia framework. The focus is on the …

We present a novel nonlinear filtering approach for detecting weak signals in heavy noise
from short data records. Such detection problems arise in many applications including …

The World-Wide Web is an inherently distributed environment. As the web becomes a more
important medium for education, we need to consider how different educational systems …

The ultimate goal of adaptive educational hypermedia systems (AEHS) is to provide a
learning experience that is individualized to the particular needs of the learners, from the …

Lifelong learners who select learning activities to attain certain learning goals need to know
which are suitable and in which sequence they should be performed. Learners need support …

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are evolving towards a more co-operative relationship
between the system and the student. More and more, learning is considered as a …