Authoring Adaptive Hypermedia and IMS Learning Design: A Possible Understanding?

Adaptive Educational Hypermedia (AEH) and IMS Learning Design (IMS LD) are different disciplines, and at present, there is little shared knowledge between them. However, their goal is the same: create the best possible environment for a learner to perform his/her learning activities in. This paper therefore tackles the issue of differences and similarities in AEH (especially, in Authoring thereof), and IMS LD.