With an emphasis on learning flexibility, effectiveness, efficiency, engagement, adaptivity and reflectiveness, smart learning embraces a variety of concepts, including but not limited to personalised learning, adaptive learning, intelligent tutoring, open online learning, blended learning, and collaborative learning. As new concepts continue to evolve, the pursuit of smart learning is ongoing, mainly in areas pertaining to the design and implementation frameworks, pedagogical theories and practices, learners’ behaviours and learning pattern, learning and assessment strategies and evaluation of learning performance and perception. This editorial gives an overview of smart learning and provides the context on the latest development of smart learning in which the articles in this special issue are located.

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智能学习的不断追求

智能学习强调学习的灵活性、有效性、效率、参与度、适应性和反思性，包含但不限于个性​​化学习、适应性学习、智能辅导、开放在线学习、混合学习和协作学习等多种概念。随着新概念的不断发展，对智能学习的追求也在持续，主要涉及设计和实施框架、教学理论和实践、学习者行为和学习模式、学习和评估策略以及学习绩效和感知评估等领域。本社论概述了智能学习，并提供了本期特刊文章所在的智能学习最新发展的背景。