Adaptive hypermedia
Paul De Bra, Peter L. Brusilovsky, Geert‐Jan Houben · ACM Computing Surveys · 1999
Adaptive hypermedia makes it possible to author learning material once and generate a personalized learning experience for every user. The information that is presented, the way in which it is presented and the possible ways for the user to navigate through it can all be adapted. This chapter presents the most common adaptive hypermedia methods and techniques and shows examples of how they can be (and are) used in existing adaptive hypermedia systems and in adaptive online educational material. Learning, and education in general, has long been approached with a “one size fits all ” attitude. When the Web became popular, authors of educational material started putting textbooks on the Web, thereby using hypertext links to give learners the freedom to study the material in any way (or