Overview

Geared toward a wide range of professionals who must wade through the vast array of e-learning technologies on the market when attempting to develop an e-learning product Caters to people who are not technology experts, but who need a way to identify the types of tools they require, locate vendors, evaluate their products, and combine them into useful systems Lists helpful questions that potential buyers must have answers to before committing to a product Companion Web site contains an e-learning glossary, checklists of features to look for when evaluating products, and tools to facilitate the selection process

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Author:   William Horton ,  Katherine Horton
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.904kg
ISBN:  

9780471444589

ISBN 10:   0471444588
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   27 January 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FAQ ABOUT THIS BOOK. TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR E-LEARNING. 1. PEOPLE FIRST. 2. TYPES OF E-LEARNING AND THE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED. 3. CATEGORIES OF TOOLS. HARDWARE AND NETWORKS. 4.HARDWARE FOR E-LEARNING. 5. NETWORKS FOR E-LEARNING. TOOLS FOR ACCESSING E-LEARNING. 6. WEB BROWSERS. 7. MEDIA PLAYERS AND VIEWERS. TOOLS FOR OFFERING E-LEARNING. 8. WEB SERVERS. 9. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 10. LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 11. COLLABORATION TOOLS. 12. VIRTUAL-SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 13. MEDIA SERVERS. TOOLS FOR CREATING E-LEARNING CONTENT. 14. COURSE AUTHORING TOOLS. 15. WEB SITE AUTHORING TOOLS. 16. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS. 17. MEDIA EDITORS. 18. CONTENT CONVERTERS. PICKING TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES. 19. STRATEGIES FOR PICKING TECHNOLOGIES. 20. PICKING TOOLS. 21. GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PICKING TOOLS. EVOLUTION, TRENDS, AND BIG IDEAS. 22. STANDARDS FOR E-LEARNING. 23. WHAT THE L IS XML? 24. TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING. APPENDIX A: BITS, BYTES, KS, AND OTHER MEASURES OF DIGITAL DATA. APPENDIX B: FILE FORMATS FOR E-LEARNING. INDEX.

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WILLIAM HORTON is President of William Horton Consulting where he advises large and small companies in developing online training and information strategies. He is also the author of several books including Leading E-Learning, Evaluating E-Learning, Using E-Learning, and Designing Web-Based Training. KATHERINE HORTON is Vice President of William Horton Consulting and designs and builds E-Learning prototypes. She is also the Webmaster for the horton.com and designingwbt.com Web sites.

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