Introduction to E-learning Methodologies

FAO recently published it’s « E-Learning Methodologies » publication which serves as a guide for designing and developing e-learning courses. More and more it becomes important to focus beyond the mere technological side and understand the importance of instructional design and related processes that are crucial when you want to start with e-learning. The current e-learning debate is still heavily dominated by the choice of tools and technologies.This guide is a good counter recipe that shows you from the methodological side how to go about designing an e-learning course, how to create interactive content and how to manage and evaluate your e-learning activities. Recommended for everybody who is about to start with e-learning in his or her institution. Not only a good overview of the entire instructional cycle but also practical models for content creation, delivery and evaluation. One remaining question: « When is FAO launching an interactive e-learning module about the content which is available in this guide »?

If you know of more similar guides that focus on « starting with E-Learning » feel free to add them in the comment section.

E-Learning by Design
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/794/book-review-e-learning-by-design-2nd-edition-by-william-horton

Getting Started with E-Learning. Be-ODl
http://www.be-odl.org/images/beodl/pdf/elearning_getting_started_EN.pdf