With the rapid development of Web-based learning and new concepts like virtual class-
rooms, virtual laboratories and virtual universities, many issues need to be addressed.
On the technical side, there is a need for effective technology for deployment of Web-
based education. On the learning side, the cyber mode of learning is very different from
classroom-based learning. How can instructional development cope with this new style
of learning? On the management side, the establishment of the cyber university im-
poses very different requirements for the set-up. Does industry-university partnership
provide a solution to addressing the technological and management issues? Why do we
need to standardize e-learning and what can we do already? As with many other new
developments, more research is needed to establish the concepts and best practice for
Web-based learning.