From the Publisher
This book shows corporate trainers and business managers how to use the Web to train employees and improve their performance. It shows how the Web can supplement or replace traditional training methods for employees and customers, focusing on the best methods for designing and creating Web training content. CD-ROM includes full code for the best examples of each type of training Web pages shown in the book. The author will also maintain a Web Site providing up-to-date information on Web-based training and development topics.
From the Back Cover
"In a day of rising concerns about the American work force's ability to hold its own in a fast-moving global economy, Brandon Hall offers not only a ray of hope but a definitive prescription on how worker skills can be lifted with the newest technology around --the Internet. Our CEOs, corporate training officers, and other managers will gain remarkable insights by reading Hall's highly informative and timely Web-Based Training Cookbook." --Gene Bylinsky Member, Board of Editors FORTUNE magazine.
Organizations worldwide are discovering the many advantages of Web-based training over traditional training methods, obtaining significantly improved training results at substantially reduced training costs. Now, read about these cases and find out how you can too in the Web-Based Training Cookbook.
Multimedia training expert Brandon Hall schools you in Web-based training principles, introduces you to the three main types of courses, and arms you with the know-how and tools you need to create the type that's best for your organization. He covers all the bases for managers, trainers, and Webmasters, including how to:
* Estimate costs, conduct ROI studies, write proposals, and build a business case for Web-based training
* Develop a technology plan and create a project team of instructional designers, content experts, and Webmasters
* Convert existing curricula and design new courses specifically for the Web and evaluate existing Web-based training courses
* Build both static and interactive multimedia testing and training sites.
The CD-ROM provides demos of an online testing program, an HTML training site, and a sample multimedia program from a custom developer. Also provided is source code from several Web programs and links to the sites discussed in the book.
The Web Site keeps you up-to-date on the latest developments around the world in Web-based training. You can link up to the companion Web site from the CD-ROM, or visit www.wiley.com/compbooks/hall.
