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With its ability to both reduce operating costs and train more people, E–Learning is an attractive option for companies that are trying to balance business and educational goals. But in order to implement an E–Learning program, you′ll have to wade through hundreds of learning management systems, learning content management systems, authoring schools, and collaboration environments to determine what solution will work best for your situation.
In this in–depth book, recognized E–Learning experts William and Katherine Horton survey the entire field of E–Learning tools for you. They provide you with a systematic way to identify, evaluate, and choose products and services based on different E–Learning scenarios.
In this no–holds barred look at E–Learning tools, the authors:
∗ Arm you with a complete list of questions to ask vendors before you commit to a product
∗ Describe product limitations throughout each chapter and include special Rant sections that you must read
∗ Present tips and tricks as well as common mistakes to avoid
∗ List potential vendors and contact information by tool category
The companion Web site contains design forms, checklists of features to look for in the various tool categories, spreadsheets, and lists of specific tools and vendors.
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With its ability to both reduce operating costs and train more people, E–Learning is an attractive option for companies that are trying to balance business and educational goals. But in order to implement an E–Learning program, you’ll have to wade through hundreds of learning management systems, learning content management systems, authoring schools, and collaboration environments to determine what solution will work best for your situation.
In this in–depth book, recognized E–Learning experts William and Katherine Horton survey the entire field of E–Learning tools for you. They provide you with a systematic way to identify, evaluate, and choose products and services based on different E–Learning scenarios.
In this no–holds barred look at E–Learning tools, the authors:
- Arm you with a complete list of questions to ask vendors before you commit to a product
- Describe product limitations throughout each chapter and include special Rant sections that you must read
- Present tips and tricks as well as common mistakes to avoid
- List potential vendors and contact information by tool category
The companion Web site contains design forms, checklists of features to look for in the various tool categories, spreadsheets, and lists of specific tools and vendors.
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However, I have two significant quibbles with this book.
First, it begins with chapter after chapter on all the individual tools you might possibly use and concludes with the process for deciding what you need. To me that is akin to starting off a book written to help someone decide what type of home they want, with chapters on all the different types of roofs or windows there are, rather than first walking readers through such important questions as: how big is your family? and do you intend to entertain?, which instantly narrow your best options. Reading this book, I found myself quickly bogged down in deep detail on tools I learned I might not even need.
Secondly, many of the e-learning tool categories overlap in functionality, and some tools do it all. If this book had provided specific reviews of the best tools out there and how their features co-mingle, it would have been a big help. Instead, he neutrally lists scores of products in several of the categories discussed.
I did come away from this book with a solid understanding of the tool categories. Unfortunately, I am still pretty befuddled as to how to wade through all the complexities of those tool categories and how they relate to my objectives to decide which tools to buy.
The book is divided into the following categories:
Hardware and networks
Tools for accessing e-learning
Tools for offering e-learning
Tools for creating e-learning content
Picking tools and technologies
Evolution, trends, and big ideas
For each tool type, the book addresses the following:
What is the tool?
How does it work?
What else can the tool do?
What are the differences between tools?
How to choose the correct tool
The capabilities to look for
The book is clear and understandable, and helps you comprehend what these tools are, why you might want them, and how to evaluate them. The conceptual information is well presented and informative.
If you've ever found yourself confused about available e-learning technologies, or wondered if you need a particular technology or not, this is the book for you. It not only tells you what the tools do, it puts the technology in perspective for e-learning. William and Katherine Horton have distilled their years of experience into this 592-page book to help you make the right decisions and avoid the pitfalls. Highly recommended.
My favorite part is the Bill, Kit and Curmudgeon cartoons. They really proivde different perspectives about various issues. These are common views in real life and how they are expressed and addressed give this book an edge no other book on this topic has.
All this in addition to Bill and Kit's easily readable writing style and depth of knowledge. You can't lose when you buy this book. It's worth every penny and a lot more.
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