ABSTRACT
In this chapter we will examine developments towards integration and the creation of virtual learning environments (VLEs). This integration has a number of facets and in particular we will focus on:
the growth of integrated course delivery systems;
the development of standards to enable the exchange and integration of teaching material developed in a variety of contexts;
the integration and reuse by teachers of educational objects developed by others and the development of an ‘educational economy’ to support this process.
