A fascinating and powerful collection of papers, which help us explore the foundations of online and technology-enabled learning and the applications of these developments in practice (several Canadian authors make contributions). Some of these contributions, for example the chapter on arts-based technologies or the work on personal learning environments, challenge the way many think about online and distance learning. It will certainly help policy makers understand some of the dynamics of this work. It is fully downloadable for free, either chapter by chapter or as a whole e-book.