Beverly Abbey (Editor), Instructional and Cognitive Impacts of Web-Based Education, Idea Group Publishing, 2000, pp. 270, ISBN 1878289594
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/abbey.htm

Ernest Ackermann and Karen Hartman, Internet Today! Email, searching & the world wide web, Chicago & London: Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 1999, pp.302, ISBN 1579581943.
Illustrated guide to using the Internet for college students.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/ackerman.htm

Laurel Alexander, Education & Training on the Internet: An essential source for students, teachers and education providers, Plymouth: Internet Handbooks, 2000, pp. 192, IBSN 1840253460.
Guide to online resources for students and tutors. Exstensive listings of online courses in UK and abroad.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/alex.htm

Tom Boyle, Design for Multimedia Learning, London: Prentice Hall, 1997, pp.240, ISBN 0132422158.
Software and media for creating learning programs. Slightly dated now, but sound on basic principles.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/boyle.htm

Stephanie Browner, Stephen Pulsford, and Richard Sears, Literature and the Internet: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Scholars, London/New York: Garland, 2000, pp.191, ISBN 0815334532.
Popular guide to resources, techniques, and issues for literary studies classes.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/browner.htm

Elizabeth J. Burge and Margaret Haughey (eds) Using Learning Technologies, London: Routledge, 2002,pp.159, ISBN 0415216885.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/burge.htm

Alan Clarke, Designing Computer-Based Learning Materials, London: Gower, 2001, pp.196, ISBN 0566083205.
Practical design principles - from conception to evaluation.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/clarke-2.htm

Julia Duggleby, How to be an Online Tutor, Hampshire: Gower, 2000, pp.158, ISBN: 0566082470.
Simple guidance notes for online tutors and course authors. Suitable for those working on community-based education.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/dugg.htm

William H. Dutton and Brian D. Loader, Digital Academe: The New Media and Institutions of Higher Education and Learning, London: Routledge, 2002, pp.368, ISBN 0415262259.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/dutton.htm

D. R. Garrison and Terry Anderson, E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Framework for Research and Practice, London: Routledge, 2003, pp.167, ISBN 0415263468
Course design - from planning and authorship, through to evaluation and assessment. Largely theoretical.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/garrison.htm

Duncan Grey, The Internet in School, London: Cassell, 1999, pp.155, ISBN: 0304705314.
Guide to equipment, policies, and resources for teachers.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/grey.htm

Irene Hammerich and Claire Harrison, Developing Online Content: the Principles of Writing and Editing for the Web, New York: John Wiley, 2002, pp.384, ISBN 0471146110.
The principles of writing and editing for the Web.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/hammer.htm

Reza Hazemi, Stephen Hailes, and Steve Wilbur (eds) The Digital University: Reinventing the Academy, London: Springer Verlag, 1998, pp.307, ISBN 1852330031.
Academic essays on the e-Learning revolution.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/hazemi.htm

William K. Horton, Designing Web-Based Training : How to Teach Anyone Anything Anywhere Anytime, John Wiley & Sons, 2000, pp.640, ISBN: 047135614X.
Best-selling guide to all aspects of instructional design and writing for web-based training materials. Highly recommended.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/horton-2.htm

Bob Hughes, Dust or Magic: Secrets of Successful Multimedia Design, London: Addison-Wesley, 2000, pp.264, ISBN 0201360713.
Amusing and thought-provoking study of working on multimedia projects - from web design to CD-ROM and interactive video.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/hughes-2.htm

William W. Lee and Diana L. Owens, Multimedia-Based Instructional Design, San Fransisco (CA): Jossey-Bass, 2000, pp.357, ISBN 0787951595.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/lee-2.htm

Roger Lewis and Quentin Whitlock, How to Plan and Manage an E-learning Programme, London: Gower, 2003, pp.185, ISBN 0566084244
Practical step-by-step guide to planning, designing, and managing online learning courses - will apeal in particular to managers and administrators.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/lewis.htm

Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton, Web Style Guide, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, pp.164, ISBN: 0300076754
Excellent web site design guide. Originally written for medical students at Yale. Concentrates on design principles and navigation.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/lynch.htm

Marguerita McVay Lynch, The Online Educator: A guide to creating the virtual classroom, New York/London: Routledge, 2002, pp.170, ISBN: 0415244226.
Complete guide to designing and teaching online courses. Recommended.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/lynch-2.htm

Jakob Nielsen, Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, Indiananapolis (Ind): New Riders, 2000, pp.420, ISBN: 156205810X
Nielsen puts speed and simplicity of access above all else in this tutorial on Web site design which pulls no punches. Fully illustrated with good and bad examples. Recommended.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/nielsen.htm

Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir, Homepage Usability: 50 websites deconstructed, Indiananapolis, (Ind): New Riders, 2002, pp.315, ISBN: 073571102X
Neilsen shows the strengths and weaknesses of famous web sites - and offers his own makeovers of their home pages.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/nielsen2.htm

Jonathan and Lisa Price, Hot Text: Web Writing that Works, Indianapolis (IN): New Riders, 2002, pp.507, ISBN 0735711518
Professional-level manual on how to write, structure, and edit information for the Web. Highly recommended.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/price-2.htm

Roy Rada, Understanding Virtual Universities, Bristol: Intellect, 2001, pp.122, ISBN 1841500526.
Course design and construction for online learning.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/rada.htm

Reiser and Dempsey, Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology, Prentice Hall, 2002, pp.415, ISBN: 0130222976.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/reiser.htm

Patricia L. Rogers (editor) Designing Instruction for Technology-Enhanced Learning, Idea Group Publishing, 2002, pp. 286, ISBN: 1930708289.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/rogers-2.htm

Karen Schriver, Dynamics in Document Design, New York (NY): John Wiley and Sons, 1997, ISBN: 0471306363
Wide-ranging academic and practical study in design theory and applications - with arguments for professionalism in design. Recommended.
Details - http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/schriver.htm

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