Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro studied at the University of Aveiro and holds a PhD in Ecology from the University of Coimbra (both Portugal). He received his Aggregation in Biology at the Universidade Aberta (Portugal).
Walter Leal Filho is a trained biologist. He holds a PhD and a D.Sc. in environmental technology, plus honorary doctorates in environmental information. He is the Director of the Research and Transfer Centre Applications of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany). He has authored, co-authored or edited over 70 books and has published over 200 papers on the subjects of environment, technology and innovation.
Sandra Sofia Caeiro holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), a Master in Science of Coastal Zones from the University of Aveiro and a Doctorate on Environmental Engineering from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Almost 30 years after the concept of sustainable development appeared, goals should be reached in 2014 since it's the last year of the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This book aims to contribute to Education for Sustainability by discussing the use of e-learning in the progresses towards Sustainable Development or ESD.

Contents: Anne Sibbel: An experience in developing and implementing blended learning for sustainability - Joop de Kraker/Ron Cörvers/Angelique Lansu: E-learning for sustainable development: linking virtual mobility and transboundary competence development - Ana Paula Martinho/Sandra Caeiro/Fernando Caetano/Ulisses M. Azeiteiro/Paula Bacelar-Nicolau: Training and Employability, Competences from an e-learning undergraduate programme in Environmental Sciences - Francisca Pérez Salgado/Gordon Wilson/Marcel van der Klink: Transforming academic knowledge and the concept of Lived Experience: Intervention Competence in an international e-learning programme - Daniel Otto: Let s Play! Using simulation games as a sustainable way to enhance students' motivation and collaboration in Open and Distance Learning - Anthony Halog/Gary Dishman: Developing E-Learning Materials for Teaching Industrial Ecology and Environmental Sustainability - Sally Caird/Andy Lane/Ed Swithenby: Greening Higher Education qualification programmes with online learning - Joop de Kraker/Ron Cörvers: European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development: international, multi-disciplinary learning in an online social network - Mª Carmen Ortega-Navas/Rocío Muñoz-Mansilla/Fernando Latorre/Rosa María Martín-Aranda: Electronic logistics for a sustainable distance education: the new UNED on-site virtualization of evaluation procedure documents - Leanna Archambault/Annie Warren: Leveraging E-learning to Prepare Future Educators to Teach Sustainability Topics - Dzintra Ilisko/Svetlana Ignatjeva: The use of information and communication technologies by secondary school teachers for developing a more sustainable pedagogy in Latvia - Rudi W. Pretorius: A critical narrative of e-learning spaces for sustainable development in the Global South - J. Manyitabot Takang/Christine N. Bukania: Cotonou 2012 and Beyond - An Assessment of E-learning for Sustainability in sub-Sahara Africa - Prakash Rao/Yogesh Patil/Manisha Ketkar/Viraja Bhat/Shilpa Kulkarni: Sustainability in an educational institution: analysing the transition to paperless e-processes, an Indian case - Amelia Clarke: Building an Online Master s Program for Deep Learning in Sustainability - Juan A. de la Fuente/Vicente J. Subiela/Baltasar Peñate: First Online Course on Desalination by Renewable Energies, Lessons Learnt - Luisa Aires/Paulo Dias/José Azevedo/M. Ángeles Rebollo/Rafael García-Pérez: Education, Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Online Communities - Walter Leal Filho: E-learning for sustainable development: the way ahead.

This book discusses the use of e-learning in the progresses towards Sustainable Development (SD) or Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Almost three decades after the concept of sustainable development appeared, 2014 is the year where historical goals should be reached, since it is the last year of the United Nations Decade on ESD. Within this decade, research, projects and educational initiatives were developed and deliverables were achieved. Using e-learning is becoming widely accepted in formal and non-formal education proving to have the potential to be effective in expanding Education for Sustainability (EfS). Lifelong learning, adults' education and the huge increase in the use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) lead to e-learning's significant role within the learning and education processes.