Preface

We wrote this book after years of teaching online courses and designing online orientations for college students. This is a book for students, by two teachers, and life long learners. In it, we proclaim that online learning is learning. Knowing how to learn online is an essential skill today. Just because we are able to learn in other contexts that does not mean that we are savvy about learning online. It’s similar in many ways, but different in others.

There have never been more opportunities to learn online. Many universities offer open courses such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity. Signing up for online courses is easy. Staying on track, managing your time, and being diligent is much more difficult. This guide simplifies and demystifies ...

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