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# Rapid deployment of online courses Standards-based, focused learning outcomes Concise, complete course design guide Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Essentials of Online Learning)

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## Summary

> 🎓 Master online course design with clarity and speed—your teaching edge awaits!

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## Key Features

- • **Ideal for non-educators:** Empowers experts to confidently create courses without formal training.
- • **Boost student engagement:** Clear writing and visual layout keep learners hooked.
- • **Compact yet comprehensive:** Get all essentials without the fluff—perfect for busy pros.
- • **Future-proof your content:** Easily update courses as industry needs evolve.
- • **Designed for instant application:** Chunked lessons let you implement and adapt quickly.

## Overview

Essentials of Online Course Design is a streamlined, standards-based guide that equips professionals to create engaging, effective online courses quickly. Praised for its clear structure and practical approach, it supports both educators and industry experts in delivering high-impact learning experiences without overwhelming complexity.

## Description

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Review: A guide to online instruction that is compact yet complete - This book provides thorough yet succinct coverage of online class design and implementation. Authors Vai and Sosulski have distilled the material under study and presented only what is essential thereby accomplishing what instructors who meet with students face-to-face as well as instructors who deliver their instruction online should strive to do. The third and fourth chapters promote clear concise writing and visually appealing, uncluttered page layout. One of the exemplary lessons shows how the instructor breaks up or chunks a lesson into a series of sections: students read; examine pictures; reflect upon the content provided and complete a small project. Students will retain this lesson because they have an opportunity to apply the new information right away and yet they are not given too much content to wade through. People enrolled in online classes are often highly motivated but struggling with time constraints so a well-organized lesson that can be completed in one sitting is probably most beneficial for them. "Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide" also addresses online course standards, assessment, creating course objectives, student engagement and course technology. This book is a fraction of the size of comparable "how to design/implement an online course" books so reading the entire book when you need to design/implement an online course is practical and will give you the satisfaction of knowing that you have received the full import of this highly recommended guidebook.
Review: Great resource for "non-educators" - I am not a "trained" teacher by any means, but I have a passion and knowledge in the area of inside sales that I want to share with others. This book has given me the confidence to create a suite of online courses for sales representatives that are informative and fun. It has also given me the confidence to create courses in other areas where I have knowledge I want to share. The authors have laid out the book in a way that allows us to easily navigate and implement the concepts they are teaching. As a result, I am able to rapidly deploy what I'm learning and create a class without extensive pre-planning. This also makes it easier to change course materials as our industry requirements change. A win-win for my students and me! I highly recommend the book as one of your go-to books you have stored either in your Kindle or on your book-shelf. Get out there and teach others!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,338,320 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #496 in Distance & Online Learning #1,078 in Computers & Technology Education #17,010 in Education (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (52) |
| Dimensions  | 7 x 0.5 x 10 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0415873002 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0415873000 |
| Item Weight  | 14.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | January 7, 2011 |
| Publisher  | Routledge |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A guide to online instruction that is compact yet complete
*by A***. on February 2, 2012*

This book provides thorough yet succinct coverage of online class design and implementation. Authors Vai and Sosulski have distilled the material under study and presented only what is essential thereby accomplishing what instructors who meet with students face-to-face as well as instructors who deliver their instruction online should strive to do. The third and fourth chapters promote clear concise writing and visually appealing, uncluttered page layout. One of the exemplary lessons shows how the instructor breaks up or chunks a lesson into a series of sections: students read; examine pictures; reflect upon the content provided and complete a small project. Students will retain this lesson because they have an opportunity to apply the new information right away and yet they are not given too much content to wade through. People enrolled in online classes are often highly motivated but struggling with time constraints so a well-organized lesson that can be completed in one sitting is probably most beneficial for them. "Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide" also addresses online course standards, assessment, creating course objectives, student engagement and course technology. This book is a fraction of the size of comparable "how to design/implement an online course" books so reading the entire book when you need to design/implement an online course is practical and will give you the satisfaction of knowing that you have received the full import of this highly recommended guidebook.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource for "non-educators"
*by M***U on July 9, 2011*

I am not a "trained" teacher by any means, but I have a passion and knowledge in the area of inside sales that I want to share with others. This book has given me the confidence to create a suite of online courses for sales representatives that are informative and fun. It has also given me the confidence to create courses in other areas where I have knowledge I want to share. The authors have laid out the book in a way that allows us to easily navigate and implement the concepts they are teaching. As a result, I am able to rapidly deploy what I'm learning and create a class without extensive pre-planning. This also makes it easier to change course materials as our industry requirements change. A win-win for my students and me! I highly recommend the book as one of your go-to books you have stored either in your Kindle or on your book-shelf. Get out there and teach others!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just right
*by A***D on November 16, 2012*

I am a year into writing eLearning materials and, before I started, I looked for good guidance resources - there are not many about that I could find then. This one is just right. The chapters are relevant and easy to read, the check-lists (which I share with my editors and co-designers) make for straight forward communications between us. I am still working through the materials that are on the supporting web-site and I am inspired by what I see. My favorite chapter is about the visual design of written materials. I had already been striving to produce visually easy written materials and hade developed my own practices that were confirmed and advanced by the advice in this book. Next-up for me is to train a group of eLearning authors from partner organizations. I will use this Guide as the common text between us. I could still use a bit more guidance around how to make good formative assessment devices ... but that probably is LMS specific ... Many thanks to the authors for creating this excellent book.

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