Distance Education Books for Faculty: BOOKS

Covers the pedagogical and organizational development of distance education by focusing on implementing a contructivist approach into course design in order to develop the learning and skills of online students.

The book seeks to make a contribution to the existing body of literature related to best practices and guidelines for designing and teaching distance courses, specifically online education.

This revision includes updated activities and resources for instructors teaching online.

This book focuses on using wikis in the active learning processes that are the hallmark of collaborative learning and constructivism.

Practical guidance for faculty seeking to help their students work together in creative ways, move out of the box of traditional papers and projects, and deepen the learning experience through their work with one another.

This book offers an engaging and practical approach to online teaching that is rooted in the author's experience and enthusiasm for creating a virtual environment that engages students and fosters their deep learning.

An overview of theory-based techniques for online teaching or for a technology-enhanced course, including course management, social presence, community building, and debriefing.

Highlights the need for creating a presence in the online environment.

This book shows what it takes to develop a new instructor in order to promote excellent online teaching and describes the qualities...

This book shows what it takes to develop a new instructor in order to promote excellent online teaching and describes the qualities...

A highly-practical blue-print for course development and content presentation for web-based courses.

Explores the very best online collaborative tools available today and Web 2.0 applications that make a difference in education.

This book offers an understanding of how cognition and learning theory applies to an online learning environment.

Includes overviews, readings, discussion questions, hypothetical scenarios, activities, assignments, and scripts that can be used in face-to-face training or plugged into an online course management system.

Experts share deep knowledge including practical "how-to" and preventive trouble-shooting tips.

It looks at the design of physical and technological environments at institutions of higher education; at issues pertaining to curriculum and instruction...

The book explains how to design course content and delivery to be both attractive and accessible to all students...

Theoretical understanding of the essential link between open and lifelong learning and online distance education.

Offers guidance for designing and implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course activities to measure student learning.

Explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes.

This nationally used guidebook helps online students reduce the sometimes overwhelming, frustrating, and anxious feelings associated with independent learning in an online learning environment.