Michael Allen's 2008 e-Learning Annual

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Michael W. Allen
John Wiley & Sons, Feb 13, 2008 - Business & Economics - 275 pages
The field of e-learning has experienced dramatic, and at times chaotic, growth. Over time, as technology has improved and its advantages have become clear, e-learning has gained widespread acceptance. It is now the fastest growing sector of corporate learning. Michael Allen’s 2008 e-Learning Annual presents a wide range of perspectives from some of the earliest and most renowned leaders in field. This important resource will help both educators and trainers create, purchase, and apply quality e-learning programs more effectively. It provides a wealth of applicable history and guidance for all persons contemplating e-learning, from the student to the organizational leader. It frankly and objectively presents lessons learned and the critical steps to success. Michael Allen’s 2008 e-Learning Annual is part of the Pfeiffer Annual series, first published in 1972.
 

Contents

Preface
ix
Section One Visionary Pioneers Continue to Guide Us
xvii
Section Two Learning Technology Takes Shape
57
Section Three What Does It All Mean? Pitfalls and Overhauls
169
Section Four Are We Lost? Where Do We Go from Here?
263
Final Word
339
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Michael W. Allen pioneered multimedia learning technologies, interactive instructional paradigms, and rapid-prototyping processes, bringing each forward into leading corporate enterprises. He is the chairman and CEO of Allen Interactions Inc., which builds universallyacclaimed custom e-learning, provides strategic learning consulting, and trains e-learning professionals in collaboration with ASTD. With a Ph.D. in educational psychology from The Ohio State University, he is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, a popular conference speaker, and a prolific writer.

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