2021 the 6th International Conference on Distance Education and Learning(ICDEL 2021) will be held in Shanghai, China during May 21-24, 2021. The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest, but not limited:

1. General Approaches and Issues:

• Web-based and Blended Learning
• Open Education
• Mobile Learning (M-learning)
• Critical Factors in Distance Education
•Cognitive, Affective, and Social Aspects of Teaching and Learning
• Learning in a Global Context
• Internationalization and Localization
• Emerging and Future Trends

2. Implementation Issues:

• Design and Development of Learning Contents
• Primary and Secondary Education
• Higher Education and Vocational Training
• Home Schooling
• Accessibility to Users with Diverse Disabilities
• Course Delivery Issues
• Organizational and Management Issues
• Educating the Educators
• Performance Measurement
• Competency Assessment
• Success Stories

3. Methodological and Pedagogical Issues:

• Teaching and Learning Strategies and Tactics
• Collaborative Learning
• Communication Design
• Online Learning in Social Environments
• Gamification of Learning
• Contextualizing and Situating Learning
• Combining Traditional and Online Learning
• Flipped Classroom
• Developing Critical Literacies
• Addressing Individual Differences
•Scaffoding Self-regulation in Online Environments
• Feedback Design

4. Tools, Systems and Technological Issues:

•Online Learning Infrastrucures and Architectures
• Open Source Learning Environments
• Intelligent Interfaces
• Interactive E-learning Systems
• Personalised Learning Environments
• Multimedia Applications for E-learning
• Publishing Tools
• Emerging Hardware and Software

5. Ethical and Social Issues:

• Bullism
• Plagiarism
• Equity Issues
• Impact of E-learning on Social Change
• Impact of Cultural Factors on E-learning