Guest Editorial Preface. Special Issue on New Perspectives in Online Education: Environments, Approaches, Authoring Tools

Instructional technologies and e-learning have been radically changing in the last decade. Users’ approaches and expectations towards their learning experience are being affected by the different nuances of what being present and active in the process may mean in the current educational ecosystems. The idea of interaction, collaboration and support during the learning process are acquiring new dimensions in the online and blended solutions. Quality criteria and feasibility in the different educational levels, from childhood to higher education and in-service development, require teachers and instructional designers to face the various challenges of current social and professional landscape.