Teaching Online: A Practical Guide

Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive and accessible guide to teaching online. Whether teaching online for the first time or seeking fresh approaches, Teaching Online: A Practical Guide provides the roadmap, tools, and inspiration for those engaged in designing and teaching of online courses, in any modality -- fully online, blended, or enhanced with digital tools. This fifth edition of the bestselling book maintains its reader-friendly tone and exceptional practical advice while presenting the latest technologies, fresh insights, and real-life examples from faculty teaching today as well as others working in online education. Included are new case studies and interviews with faculty and instructional designers, in depth focus on blended classes, and both synchronous and asynchronous modes of instruction, along with new chapters on teaching large enrollment classes and the selection and thoughtful integration of digital and AI-driven tools. Covering every stage of online teaching from design and development, preparation of students and faculty for online teaching and learning to the management, facilitation, and assessment of online learning, this book provides a handbook for instructors as well as for those who support them.