adaptive learning; adaptive instruction; learning styles; adaptive learning tools; adaptive learning systems; intelligent adaptive learning; adaptive educational hypermedia systems

The study presents a short overview of the development of the adaptive learning concept, shows its contribution to effective learning and teaching and introduces trends of its further development which ? in the form of adaptive e-learning ? are related to the use of the ever-developing ICT. It also presents the current ICT system tools. Furthermore, it provides information about the research and design results of the ?Ostrava School? of adaptive e-learning. The results, together with a number of other inputs, will provide the content framework for the specialized educational module ?Tools for Adaptive Learning and Learning Styles? within the MOOC course ?OCI Tools for E-leaning?, which is being developed as an output of the IRNET international project.