Product Description
In this thoroughly revised edition of the bestselling e-Learning and the Science of Instruction authors Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer— internationally-recognized experts in the field of e-learning—offer essential information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing asynchronous and synchronous e-learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings. In addition to updating research in all chapters, two new chapters and a CD with multimedia examples are included.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 23 reviews)

Great Text by T. White

4 Stars
June 01, 2009
I needed this for school. The price was right and I got the cd which I didn't plan on getting for the price I paid.

Great Book - Useless CD by Mopy (SE Michigan)

4 Stars
March 16, 2009
This book is excellent: a compendium of course design knowledge with lots of illustrations/examples. It does warn in the first chapter--and worth repeating--that the audience for the book is corporate trainers, not educators. One of the reasons I ordered the book, however, was the hope of using a text-to-voice editor to "read" the CD to me (I wanted the text of the book on the CD) - an expedient way to get through the book quickly. However, I was disappointed that the CD is actually useless. It has a three-page "E-learning checklist" based on the book, but the rest of the items on the CD are just contact info for the publisher, links to organizations like ASTD, bio's for the authors, and a help menu on how to use the CD (If you were having trouble using the CD, how could you get to this menu item???). The CD was quite disappointing considering the book is all about using technology to help people learn efficiently through media. However, don't let that stop you from purchasing the book. It is a great resource!

Terrible service...spend your money elsewhere! by Student Reader (USA)

1 Stars
February 15, 2009
I ordered this book with intentions of using it for a 10-week class. I could not find it anywhere else, any faster so...I ordered it from this company. Little did I know that it would take much much longer. So, I emailed the company to ask "Where is my book?". The answer I received was that my order was lost and the product would not be shipped and a refund would follow. That did little to solve the problem of a textbook for the class. My advice to you...Spend the extra money and find your book elsewhere!! Terrible service and no consideration!

Usefull evidence based information by H. Wientjes (New Zealand)

4 Stars
June 26, 2008
Loads of best practises that is based on solid research. Quite a few eye openers as well. There are already enough of the quick do and don'ts books, this book finally gives me solid base I was looking for. And I totally disagree with others that the book is boring. I really enjoy reading it. It is not hard to read even for foreigners (like me).

Required Reading by Paul (NJ)

5 Stars
June 20, 2008
This book should be required reading for anyone undertaking a training initiative or considering e-learning. The field today is filled with "rapid development" tools that provide quick translation of slide shows, and "rich media" courses. All of these tools are designed to be easy to use and rely on generic, uninspired templates. There is much more to designing e-Learning than simply getting your content into an electronic format and making it available online. This book explains it all, and is considered a bible by everyone I've worked with in the field.

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