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Some of you must have heard of the Web 2.0. According to Wikipedia “O'Reilly Media coined the phrase Web 2.0 in 2004 to refer to a supposed second-generation of Internet-based services that let people collaborate and share information online in perceived new ways”. dgCommunities are concrete examples of those next generation Internet tools. All fields are concerned by this ongoing improvement of the network and online services. The E-Learning, which has gone through some strong criticism during the last decade, is also entering into a new period where tools, methods and contents are developing through the definition of new standards, better reusability, Open Services and advanced learning Management Systems. This maturity of the distance learning world has been recently described by Stephen Downes, from the National Research Council of Canada. Mr. Downes draws an excellent overview of today’s state of E-learning in terms of latest evolutions and common Standards.

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The Global Learning Group of Education Development Center

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