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E-Learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning /

Contributor(s): Clark, Ruth Colvin [author] | Mayer, Richard E, 1947- [author].
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2016]Copyright date: 2016Edition: 4th edition.Description: xvii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781119158660; 9781119158660:; 1119158664.Subject(s): Business education -- Computer-assisted instruction | Employees -- Training of -- Computer-assisted instruction | Business education -- Computer programs -- Design | Internet in higher educationDDC classification: 371.334
Contents:
E-Learning: promise and pitfalls -- How do people learn from e-courses? -- Evidence-based practice -- Applying the multimedia principle : use words and graphics rather than words alone -- Applying the contiguity principle : align words to corresponding graphics -- Applying the modality principle : present words as audio narration rather than on-screen text -- Applying the redundancy principle : explain visuals with words in audio or text but not both -- Applying the coherence principle : adding extra material can hurt learning -- Applying the personalization and embodiment principles : use conversational style, polite wording, human voice, and virtual coaches -- Applying the segmenting and pretraining principles : managing complexity by breaking a lesson into parts -- Engagement in e-learning -- Leveraging examples in e-learning -- Does practice make perfect? -- Learning together virtually -- Who's in control? guidelines for e-learning navigation -- e-Learning to build thinking skills -- Learning with computer games -- Applying the guidelines
Summary: The authors offer useful information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing asynchronous and synchronous e-Learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-449) and index.

E-Learning: promise and pitfalls -- How do people learn from e-courses? -- Evidence-based practice -- Applying the multimedia principle : use words and graphics rather than words alone -- Applying the contiguity principle : align words to corresponding graphics -- Applying the modality principle : present words as audio narration rather than on-screen text -- Applying the redundancy principle : explain visuals with words in audio or text but not both -- Applying the coherence principle : adding extra material can hurt learning -- Applying the personalization and embodiment principles : use conversational style, polite wording, human voice, and virtual coaches -- Applying the segmenting and pretraining principles : managing complexity by breaking a lesson into parts -- Engagement in e-learning -- Leveraging examples in e-learning -- Does practice make perfect? -- Learning together virtually -- Who's in control? guidelines for e-learning navigation -- e-Learning to build thinking skills -- Learning with computer games -- Applying the guidelines

The authors offer useful information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing asynchronous and synchronous e-Learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings.

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