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Guide to Online Learning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Online Learning Work for You (Peterson's Guide to Online Learning)

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"Peterson's Guide to Online Learning" is a brief, general guide to the concepts associated with online learning and Internet-only degree programs. The book is now several years old, and in an environment that changes so swiftly, always make sure you verify the currency of the information presented. The information is of a very general nature and is of nearly no help to anyone with any previous exposure to online education. It is not a resource book of different schools and programs, but is a guide for the novice addressing various subjects with chapters such as "How Teachers Teach Online" and "How You Interact Online." It's pretty basic stuff.

I can't recommend this book in general, with one caveat: if you are interested in online education and have absolutely no understanding of the processes involved, this might be a useful first book for you. The rudimentary nature of the book makes it of marginal or no use to anyone else.

This book only talks about what online learning is, if you want a resource for finding the right online class for you, find another book because this does not give information for where to find your class, it only explains what online learning is about.

This book was helpful, I would have liked to seen more recommendations for masters and doctorate degrees. The Eisner Institute of Professional Studies is affordable and flexible. There are six doctorate of psychology programs available, Clinical Psychology, Forensic, Holistic, Health, Clinical and Parapsychology. They also offer a MFT program.