I have finally selected the texts for my Principles and Practices of Online Course Creation and Instructional Design course that begins in another month. They are:
- Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning (2nd ed.). Edmonton: Athabasca University Press.
The book is available printed or free via download at
http://www.aupress.ca/books/Terry_Anderson.php - Harper, D. G. (Ed.). (2008). Education for a digital world: Advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globe. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning & BCcampus.
This book is available free via download at http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/5312
I reviewed countless printed and physically published works, and all of them lacked something or another. I found the Anderson text via searching online, and the second one was referred to me from one of the authors, Sylvia Currie.
Let the teaching and learning adventure begin!
this seems very exciting. I particularly like the global aspects.
@Christiana
The global aspect is something I am beginning to appreciate more and more. With online education and community, there really is no longer any distinction between global or local. I am hoping to make this one of the themes in my teaching of this course.