Making sense of online learning : a guide for the beginners and the truly skeptical

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Title:

Author:

Shank, Patti, 1954-

ISBN:

9780787969820

Personal Author:

Shank, Patti, 1954-

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Pfeiffer, c2004.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Taking the leap -- 2. What about learning? -- 3. The language of online learning -- 4. Designing for the web -- 5. Tools and technologies for online learning, part 1 -- 6. Tools and technologies for online learning, part 2 -- 7. Evaluating online learning.

Abstract:

"If you need quick, targeted baseline knowledge about using technology for teaching and learning, Making Sense of Online Learning is for you. This practical, no-nonsense primer will help you understand how online learning technologies work and how they fit into your organization. You'll gain a working knowledge of important topics such as design, infrastructure, and evaluation and the confidence to make informed decisions that will help your learners and organization thrive. Since information about online learning changes at Internet speed, the book is supported with a dedicated Web site filled with up-to-the-minute suggestions for tools and resources."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Internet in education.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Added Author:

Sitze, Amy, 1971-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0413/2003028271.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley041/2003028271.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley046/2003028271.html

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If you need quick, targeted baseline knowledge about using technology for teaching and learning, Making Sense of Online Learning is for you. This practical, no-nonsense primer will help you understand how online learning technologies work and how they fit into your organization. You'll gain a working knowledge of important topics such as design, infrastructure, and evaluation and the confidence to make informed decisions that will help your learners and organization thrive. Since information about online learning changes at Internet speed, the book is supported with a dedicated Web site (www.learningpeaks.com/msoll/) filled with up-to-the-minute suggestions for tools and resources.