CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- PART I.MAKING THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT -- TOWARD THE NEW TEACHING-LEARNING TRANSACTION IN VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS -- ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE: PERCEPTIONS OFCYBER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS -- BECOMING A NETWORKED TEACHER: ACASE STUDY OF THE ALADIN PROJECT IN ITALY -- SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: STORIES OFONLINEDISTANCE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORSIN HIGHER EDUCATION -- FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITIONFROM TRADITIONAL TO ONLINE INSTRUCTION:AREVIEW OF THE RESEARCH -- PART II. EXAMINING THE POTENTIALS OF INTEGRATING INTERACTIVE -- NETWORKING TOOLS -- STUDENT AND FACULTY PREFERENCESTOWARD THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKSFOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES -- INTEGRATING VIRTUAL LABORATORIESINTO COLLABORATIVE E-LEARNING -- INTEGRATING VIRTUAL LABORATORIES INTO COLLABORATIVE E-LEARNING: ANEW OPEN-SOURCE TOOL FOR EDUCATORS -- IMPLEMENTATION OFVIRTUAL LABORATORIESUSING THE INTERACTIVE MODELICA LIBRARY -- DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OFONLINEVIRTUAL NETWORK LABORATORY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.