Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Broad Picture
1.2 Hypothesis and Aim
1.3 The Practical Questions and Values
1.4 Methodology
1.5 Book Outline
Chapter 2 Humans and Learning
2.1 Theoretical Basis
2.2 Instructional Approaches
2.3 Individualized Creation of Educational Processes
2.4 Individualized Control of Educational Processes
Chapter 3 Computers and Education
3.1 Introduction to E-Learning
3.2 Open Source Virtual Learning Environments
3.3 Semantic Web and Ontology
3.4 Main Standards
3.5 Three Scenarios of Existing E-Learning Systems
3.6 The Technical Problems
Chapter 4 A Schema-Driven Approach Using Semantic Web and Ontology
4.1 Definitions
4.2 The Deriving of Schema-Driven Approach
4.3 Why Select the Semantic Web
4.4 Problems of Existing Approaches in the Semantic Web
4.5 A Schema-Driven Approach
4.6 The Theoretical Representation of Approach in E-Learning
Chapter 5 Design a Schema-Driven Approach
5.1 The Technical Framework of Approach
5.2 A Schema-Driven Management System
5.3 A Schema-Driven Distributed Database Management System
5.4 Databases of Schema, Ontology, and Metadata
5.5 An Application of Schema-Driven Approach in E-Learning
Chapter 6 Design a Flexible Virtual Learning Environment
6.1 Description of a Flexible VLE
6.2 The Allocation of System Components to Users
6.3 Design a Learning Process Management System
Chapter 7 Implement a Flexible Virtual Learning Environment
7.1 Selection of Development Tool
7.2 Describe and Assemble the Semantics in E-Learning
7.3 Individualized Control of Education Processes
7.4 Version Management and Concurrency Control
Chapter 8 Evaluation
8.1 A Case Study
8.2 Results
8.3 Findings
Chapter 9 Conclusions
9.1 Contributions
9.2 Reflection on the Process
9.3 Reflection on the Methodology
9.4 Further Work
Appendix A: List of Flowcharts
