Designing E-Learning

Preface

What is This Book About?

This book is the fifth in ASTD’s e-learning series. Although instructional design for e-learning has much in common with design for traditional training, there are many important differences. Instructional design—whether for traditional, stand-up classroom training or for e-learning—is largely a problem-solving process.

Within the context of the design process, I present the many choices you face, describe different learning issues, and present available approaches for e-learning. I also describe the issues you should consider as you narrow the range of options for your e-learning design. The solution you ultimately choose must balance the educational needs of learners, the practical constraints under which your ...