This book provides an up-to-date study of technical, pedagogical and managerial issues in Web-based learning. The successful application of Web-based learning provides enhancements in workforce performance, helps to lower costs, and encourages innovation for Web-based and distance learning.It presents a selection of 20 refereed papers given at the First International Conference on Web-Based Learning from over 70 submissions by academic researchers and industry developers from 19 different countries. It provides an excellent resource for students, researchers and practitioners involved in Web-based learning.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:* Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)* Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (R) (ISSHP (R) / ISI Proceedings)* Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2002, held in Hong Kong, China in August 2002.The 34 revised full papers presented together with an invited keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on system modeling and architectures, distance learning systems engineering, collaborative systems, experiences in distance learning, databases and data mining, and multimedia.