This ground breaking book explores the World Wide Web as an educational tool through multiple facets. A systemic view of the Web is combined with a systemic view of learning, resulting in concrete tools that can be applied by anyone interested in using or designing Web-based instruction in any setting, at any age.

Instead of just looking at technology, this book explores the underlying metephors that limit our capacity to use the Web effectively. Using ideas first explored by Marshall McLuhan, coupled with a new theory of learning developed by the author, the reader is provided with a set of practical tools to assist in using the Web as a learning tool.

This book is essential reading for anyone designing online courses, as well as for anyone interested in using Web-based resources as part of a learning experience. Corporate learning specialists and classroom teachers alike will find the content engaging and relevant as the true potential of the Web in education is explored.