This book focuses on the importance of human factors in optimizing the learning and training
process. It reports on the latest research and best practices and discusses key principles of
behavioral and cognitive science which are extremely relevant to the design of instructional
content and new technologies to support mobile and multimedia learning virtual training and
web-based learning among others as well as performance measurements social and adaptive
learning and many other types of educational technologies with a special emphasis on those
important in the corporate higher education and military training contexts. Based on the AHFE
2018 Conference on Human Factors in Training Education and Learning Sciences held July 21-25
2018 in Orlando Florida USA on July 21-25 2018 the book offers a timely perspective on the
role of human factors in education. It highlights important new ideas and will fosters new
discussions on how to optimally design learning experiences.
