Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction, e-Learning in higher education in China : an overview / Kang Feiyu and Song Gilsun -- Learning by multimedia and multimodality : some critical reflections on Web-based courseware design in the Chinese context / Gu Yueguo -- Designing an innovative online course in language teaching methodology for middle school teachers of english in China : encouraging learner and teacher autonomy / Ian McGrath, Barbara Sinclair and Chen Zehang -- A socio-emotional approach to building communities of learners online / Carol Hall, Eric Hall and Lindsay Cooper -- CUTE : a flexible approach to the integration of online and face-to-face support for language learning / Debra Marsh, Eric Brewster, Nicola Cavaleri and Anny King -- A generic framework for the training of e-learning tutors / Gordon Joyes and Wang Tong -- Translating pedagogy into technology : techno-pedagogic aspects of a Sino-UK e-learning project / Christoph Zähner -- Personalized online learning : exploiting new learning technologies / Gordon Joyes -- Managing collaborative processes in international projects : programme management perspectives / Helen Spencer-Oatey and Tang Min -- Developing a collaborative approach to e-learning design in an intercultural (Sino-UK) context / David McConnell, Sheena Banks and Vic Lally -- Collaborating across boundaries : managing the complexities of e-learning courseware production in a joint international project / Gary Motteram ... [et al.] -- Managing intellectual property rights in cross-national e-learning collaborations / Caroline Windrum -- Informationization of higher education in China : present situation and challenges / Huang Ronghuai, Jiang Xin and Zhang Haishen -- Complexity and interconnection : steering e-learning developments from commodification towards 'co-modification' / Gráinne Conole and Martin Dyke.