A summary of theoretical studies and practical solutions for engineers, educational professionals, and graduate students in the research areas of e-learning, distance education, and instructional designs.

Chapter IA Survey of Distance Education Challenges and Technologies / Timothy K. Shih, Jason C. Hung, Jianhua Ma, Qun Jin -- 1 -- Section II Communication Technologies -- Chapter II An E-Learning System Based on the Top-Down Method and the Cellular Models / Norihiro Fujii, Shuichi Yukita, Nobuhiko Koike, Tosiyasu L. Kunii -- 27 -- Chapter III Privacy and Security in E-Learning / George Yee, Yuefei Xu, Larry Korba, Khalil El-Khatib -- 52 -- Chapter IV Bluetooth Scatternet Using an Ad Hoc Bridge Node Routing Protocol for Outdoor Distance Education / Yao-Chung Chang, M. T. Lin, Han-Chieh Chao, Jiann-Liang Chen -- 76 -- Chapter V Ubiquitous Agent-Based Campus Information Providing System for Cellular Phones / Akio Koyama, Leonard Barolli -- 94 -- Section III Intelligent Technologies -- Chapter VI An XML-Based Approach to Multimedia Engineering for Distance Learning / T. Arndt, S. K. Chang, A. Guercio, P. Maresca -- 108 -- Chapter VII Open Multi-Agent Systems for Collaborative Web-Based Learning / Hongen Lu -- 138 -- Chapter VIII Concept Effect Model: An Effective Approach to Developing Adaptive Hypermedia Systems / Gwo-Jen Hwang -- 151 -- Chapter IX A Virtual Laboratory for Digital Signal Processing / Chyi-Ren Dow, Yi-Hsung Li, Jin-Yu Bai -- 171 -- Section IV Educational Technologies -- Chapter X Interactive E-Learning / Claude Ghaoui, W. A. Janvier -- 189 -- Chapter XI Using Ontology as Scaffolding for Authoring Teaching Materials / Jin-Tan Yang, Pao Ta Yu, Nian Shing Chen, Chun Yen Tsai, Chi-Chin Lee, Timothy K. Shih -- 203 -- Chapter XII Next Generation of E-Learning: Strategies for Media Rich Online Teaching and Engaged Learning / Daniel Tiong Hok Tan, Chye Seng Lee, Wee Sen Goh -- 222 -- Chapter XIII A SCORM-Compliant U-Learning Grid by Employing CC/PP / Ching-Jung Liao, Jin-Tan Yang -- 243 -- Chapter XIV A Distance Learning System for Teaching the Writing of Chinese Characters Over the Internet / K. T. Sun, D. S. Feng -- 254 -- Section V Future Directions -- Chapter XV Future Directions of Multimedia Technologies in E-Learning / Timothy K. Shih, Qing Li, Jason C. Hung -- 273.