Handbook of Online Education

Shirley Bennett is Academic Co-ordinator for Online Learning at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Hull. Debra Marsh was Head of e-learning for several years at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Hull, UK. Debra is now a freelance e-Learning expert living in France.

• PART ONE - Making the Resource Book Work for You; PART TWO - Resources for Promoting Active Learning Online; 1.Building Confidence for Online Learning -First steps in using the tools -Getting to know the other members of your online group -Online socialisation; 2.Resources for Promoting Understanding of Online Learning - The Nature of Online Learning -Roles in Online Learning - Establishing the Norms; 3.Resources for Learning to Learn Actively Online - Organisational Skills -Information Skills -Writing Skills; 4. Resources for Promoting Active Approaches to Study - Learning through collaboration - Learner-led Learning - Supporting Work-Based Learning; 5. Assessment and Active Learning Online - Assessing Skills - Assessing Knowledge and Understanding - Engaging Learners with the Learning and Assessment Process; 6. Resources for Dealing with the Unexpected - Patterns of Participation - Avoiding and Handling Disagreements - Enabling Student Representation Online.

"[F]or those with little or no experience in this area, this book could serve as a basic introduction to online education. Summing up: Recommended. general readers, lower-division undergraduates." -Choice