Teaching Online: A Practical Guide

by Susan Ko, Steve Rossen

Accessible, comprehensive, and basic enough for even the most beginner online teachers

Entirely new chapter on MOOCs (massive open online courses) and open educational resources

expanded information on teaching with mobile devices

Companion Website where readers can post and view other readers‘ case studies as well as ask the author questions

Offers examples from different classrooms around the world to bring its practical advice to life

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Teaching

500 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 28, 2001

Reviews

[Al Gritten · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this book as part of a training class to teach collegiate level courses online. The book is not bad, it is fairly well written and quite readable. My issue is that it is labeled "a practical guide" but it is very long for a practical guide. It does share quite a bit of information and is very useful for those who are preparing to teach online, but I am not sure it is practical because a) for a practical guide, I would like to see concise information in laid out in a more accessible manner and b) I want to be able to easily go back and access materials for reference purposes. For me, these two elements are necessary for a book to call itself "a practical guide." And while the book is very good, I am not sure I agree that it is a practical guide. It is, though, a good book for the kind of course I was taking, I would simply like to see it streamlined a bit.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

[education book #6] i was glad to see a book specifically on the topic of online teaching appear as part of my training materials for next semester, given that unlike the teachers in spring semester 2020, i *know* in advance that i'll be teaching remotely. from the perspective of an educator, i love a resource that truly assumes no prior knowledge. however, as a recent college grad and software engineer with some online learning experience, parts of this book were definitely too basic ("find out is there is wireless (also known as wifi)"). the book sounds like it's written for old, tenured college professors who are begrudgingly being asked to use this newfangled thing called the internet, and it probably is. so i probably wouldn't recommend myself to read this cover to cover, but the chapters on structuring an online classroom, writing a syllabus, designing student activities, and classroom management did all have useful and relevant tidbits.

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Read it for my graduate course on designing online courses. A bit basic at times, but overall quite useful. I've earmarked a couple of chapters for future reference.

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're interested in teaching online, this book serves as a pretty good primer. And let's face it, just about everyone is pretty interested in teaching online right now, by choice or no.

[Marty Gilow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very helpful as a reference but not enjoyable to read.

[Fed · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book, but it needs to be updated.

[Sara Q]

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[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book makes you jump around way too much.