This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web-Based
Learning ICWL 2009 held in Aachen Germany in August 2009. The 38 revised full papers and 14
short papers are presented together with three invited papers and were carefully reviewed and
selected from 106 submissions. They deal with topics such as technology enhanced learning
web-based learning for oriental languages mobile learning social software and Web 2.0 for
technology enhanced learning learning resource deployment organization and management design
model and framework of E-learning systems e-learning metadata and standards educational
gaming and multimedia storytelling for learning as well as practice and experience sharing and
pedagogical Issues.