About This Book

Why is e-Learning and the Science of Instruction important?

This is a book about what works in e-learning. Increasingly, organizations are turning to e-learning to save travel costs and instructional time. In fact since our first edition of this book, e-learning in both synchronous and asynchronous formats has risen to account for over one-third of all delivery of workforce instruction. However, dollars saved are only an illusion if the quality of the training does not pay off in improved job performance.

Many books on the market offer useful advice for design and development of e-learning. But unlike these books, the guidelines we present are not based on opinion; but rather on empirical research. Much of this new research is ...

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