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Michael Allen's E-Learning Library: Creating Successful E-Learning : A Rapid System For Getting It Right First Time, Every Time (Michael Allen's E-Library)
by Michael W. Allen
from Pfeiffer
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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Helpful resource for very early stages of e-learning consideration and design 
This book provides valuable insight into the most important considerations for developing e-learning. I would say this is more of a prep book that focuses on gathering info, getting input, etc. not so much on production of actual e-learning modules. Good high level process overview, useful in the early stages, including some good checklists like Design Proof Evaluation Checklist.
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Take content from Michael Allen's previous book, remove sample elearning, add fluff and whitespace and you have his new book 
First, let me say that I enjoyed Michael Allen's first eLearning book. It had solid content. My only beef with it was that there weren't enough chapter breaks and that made it tougher to read (some chapters went on for 70 or so pages). That is certainly not the case with this book; many of the chapters are 5-10 pages in length, which to me, feels too short, almost like a bathroom reader. This book is all about white space.
This new book is mostly just a rehash of the first half of Allen's last book. It... more info
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A practical handbook in an industry sorely in need of its practicality 
In my experience, creating eLearning is a very difficult thing (understatement of the century). You have to balance so many factors not the least of which is keeping up with the vast sea of books on learning theory. Don't get me wrong, the learning theory is certainly important, but at some point you have to get to the doing...the practical application. What I needed in a book was to hear from someone with experience. Someone who would be willing to cut through the theory and just write about how to get it... more info
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