Online education is not for everyone. If you
want to find out whether online education is meant for you and
ensure success in your online education pursuits, this book is
a must read. The book is a practical guide that provides tips
on how to choose an online program and become a good online
student. The author being an online student, a teacher and now
an online course developer talks about personal experiences,
making the book interesting and easy to understand. The book
also explains different pitfalls of online education and ways
to avoid them. On the whole, it is a complete guide to your
online education journey.
Online Education: Learning and Teaching
in Cyberspace By Greg
Kearsley
This is a practical, well written book that
covers all aspects of online education. It is a great resource
for online educators as well as students. It explains the
concept of online education in detail highlighting the
benefits as well as the limitations. The book also discusses
the scope and current trends in the field of online education.
It is a good guide for the teachers as it talks
about some important issues like design, research and
implementation of the online courses. It provides information
that will help educators to develop the right kind of course
curriculum and evolve teaching methods. It also explains about
different interactive tools that are useful for effective
teaching. The book also provides useful information for
students as they learn to develop and enhance learning and
grasping powers. It focuses on the need for students to be
alert and disciplined and to interact regularly with their
professors.
Interactions in Online Education: Implications for Theory and Practice (The Open and Flexible Learning Series)
By Charles Juwah
This book focuses on the usefulness of interaction at all levels in online education. The different interactive modes of teaching and learning have been elaborately defined. The author has focused on some prime subjects like teacher-student interaction, online discussions, online forums and more. The book clearly defines positive impact of interaction as a vital necessity for better understanding of a subject. It includes research work and case studies from around the world. It is must-read for both online educators as well as course designers.
147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups: Essentials of Web-Based Education
By Donald E. Hanna, Michelle Glowacki-Dudka, and Simone Conceição-Runlee
Online education is only as effective as the instructor lets it be. This book is a comprehensive collection of strategies for teaching effectively via the online medium. It is easy to read book that provides tips that are practical as well as philosophical. The book starts with pre-instruction preparation and goes on to actual implementation of the course design. It is a good read for all those involved in web-based education or online teaching.
‘How To Get The Job You Want’ is a must read for all those who want the job they have always been dreaming about but don’t know how to get it. Other than preparing you for the outside corporate world, it also talks about the foremost requirements that the managers look for in the candidates. This book is a great help to handle the interview blues. It talks about the right attitude and the different ways that can help you make your interview a success. It helps increase your confidence level and provides useful insights on how to tackle the most difficult managers and questions.
