Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interactivity design in e-learning: an integrated approach / Haomin Wang, Dakota State University, USA --
Interactivity of information representations in e-learning environments / Kamran Sedig, The University of Western Ohio, Cananda and Paul Parsons, The University of Western Ohio, Canada --
Simulation to enhance interactivity in e-learning: the Capella story / Ann Leslie Claesson, Capella University, USA, Felicity Pearson, Capella University, USA, Jesse Rosel, Capella University, USA --
Authentic learning in online courses: a course design model / Deb Gearhart, Troy University, USA --
The influence of cognitive styles on learners' performance in e-learning / Robert Z. Zheng, University of Utah, USA --
Diagnosis, supporting, and fading: a scaffolding design framework for adaptive e-learning systems / Xun Ge, University of Oklahoma, USA, Victor Law, University of Oklahoma, USA, Kun Huang, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA --
A noble eightfold path: novice to expert in e-learning and the efficacy of instructional design / Julia Penn Shaw, State University of New York --
Empire State College, USA --
Digital games: are they the future of e-learning environments? / Betül Ö̈zkan-Czerkawski, University of Arizona South, USA --
Games in e-learning: how games teach and how teachers can use them / Michelle Aubrecht, Ohio State University, USA --
Empowering digital learners: a self-managing learning process framework for digital game-based learning system (DGBLS) / Wenhao David Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Dazhi Yang, Boise State University, USA --
Virtual performance assessment in immersive virtual environments / Jillianne Code, University of Victoria, Canada [and others] --
A case study of social interaction on ANGEL and student authoring skills / Ruth Xiaoqing Guo, Buffalo State College --
State University of New York, USA --
Meaningful connections: "going the distance" in distance learning through the design and generation of community building online learning interactions / Terri Edwards Bubb, University of Houston --
Clear Lake, USA, Denise McDonald, University of Houston --
Clear Lake, USA, Caroline M. Crawford, University of Houston --
Clear Lake, USA --
Intentional communities of practice, the challenge of interactivity / Aaron Wiatt Powell, Virginia Tech University, USA --
Embedded librarians: delivering synchronous library instruction and research assistance to meet needs of distance students and faculty / Sheila Bonnand, Montana State University, USA, Mary Anne Hansen, Montana State University, USA. Instructional design to promote interactivity in E-learning --
Interactivity and educational games --
Interpersonal interactivity through media.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of interactivity, combining key perspectives from communication and media studies, distributed cognition, system affordances, user control, and social interaction, intended for researchers working in the fields of communication and media, educational media, e-learning, and instructional technology.