Teaching Online : A Practical Guide

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide, Third Edition is a practical, concise guide for educators teaching online. This updated edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition’s publication. A leader in the online field, this best- selling resource maintains its reader friendly tone and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section. New to This Edition: New chapter on how faculty and instructional designers can work collaboratively; Expanded chapter on Open Educational Resources, copyright, and intellectual property; More international relevance, with global examples and interviews with faculty in a wide variety of regions. New interactive companion website that invites readers to post questions to the author, offers real-life case studies submitted by users, and includes an updated, online version of the resource section. Focusing on the "how" and "whys" of implementation rather than theory, this text is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or for students enrolled in Distance Learning and Educational Technology Masters Programs. - Publisher.

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a practical, concise guide for educators teaching online. This updated edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition’s publication. A leader in the online field, this best- selling resource maintains its reader friendly tone and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section.

New to this edition:

• new chapter on how faculty and instructional designers can work collaboratively
• expanded chapter on Open Educational Resources, copyright, and intellectual property
• more international relevance, with global examples and interviews with faculty in a wide variety of regions
• new interactive Companion Website that invites readers to post questions to the author, offers real-life case studies submitted by users, and includes an updated, online version of the resource section.

Focusing on the "how" and "whys" of implementation rather than theory, this text is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or for students enrolled in Distance Learning and Educational Technology Masters Programs.

"Teaching Online: A Practical Guide, Third Edition" is a practical, concise guide for educators teaching online. This updated edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition's publication. A leader in the online field, this best- selling resource maintains its reader friendly tone and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section. The new features to This Edition include: new chapter on how faculty and instructional designers can work collaboratively; expanded chapter on Open Educational Resources, copyright, and intellectual property; more international relevance, with global examples and interviews with faculty in a wide variety of regions; and new interactive companion website that invites readers to post questions to the author, offers real-life case studies submitted by users, and includes an updated, online version of the resource section. Focusing on the 'how' and 'whys' of implementation rather than theory, this text is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or for students enrolled in Distance Learning and Educational Technology Masters Programs Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Brief Contents......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 18 I Getting Started......Page 24 1 Teaching Online: An Overview......Page 26 2 Scouting the Territory: Exploring Your Institution’s Resources......Page 45 II Putting the Course Together......Page 66 3 Course Design and Development......Page 68 4 Working with Others to Develop a Course......Page 119 5 Creating an Effective Online Syllabus......Page 138 6 Building an Online Classroom......Page 166 7 Student Activities in the Online Environment......Page 196 8 Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Open Educational Resources......Page 250 9 Creating Courseware and Using Web 2.0 Tools......Page 270 III Teaching in the Online Classroom......Page 308 10 Preparing Students for Online Learning......Page 310 11 Classroom Management and Facilitation......Page 324 12 Classroom Management: Special Issues......Page 362 13 Teaching Web- Enhanced and Blended Classes......Page 380 14 Taking Advantage of New Opportunities......Page 400 Glossary......Page 421 Guide to Resources......Page 428 Index......Page 456

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide, 3/e is a concise, useful guide for educators teaching online. This new edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition's publication. 

'Teaching Online' is a concise guide for educators teaching online. This new edition reflects the important changes that have occurred since the second edition's publication