The readily available and robust Web browser software and tools for Web software development have made it relatively easy to design customized Web environments for distance education and training. These environments may combine courseware resources (hypertext pages, multimedia) and scheduling aids with tools allowing tutors, trainers, and other participants to interact both asynchronously (email, computer conferencing) and synchronously (audio and video links). The environments can be configured in different ways to support different types of learning activity (individual, small group, plenary). And they can contain aids for instructors for course design, class management, knowledge structuring, testing, and evaluation.

Integrated Web environments resources (external links)

• Goldberg, Murray W. Using a Web-Based Course Authoring Tool to Develop Sophisticated Web-Based Courses. Permission to link granted.

• Simon Fraser University: Virtual-U Campus. Permission to link granted.

• University of Derby and Institute for Healthcare Informatics, A WWW Based Distance Education Programme. Permission to link granted.