Intro
The distance learning changes. The new tendencies in e-education emerge. Students demand of high-quality education more and more. Knowledge level and the rate of their renovation constantly go up. New information technologies and modern ways of teaching with help of well qualified staff can guarantee such high level of education quality. The Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality have most influence on the distance education development in the latter years. Using of these technologies gives to teachers an opportunity to improve the ways of knowledge delivering to the distant student. Is there any limit for using emerging technologies? What is the real influence of them on DE? Is there success story of new information technologies using in DE? Scientists, teachers, tutors, educational content developers will have an opportunity to discuss these and some other very important questions of philosophy, theory, methods, didactics, and practice of distance and virtual education in the framework of ten anniversary conference "Education and Virtuality" (VIRT-2008).
Mission