e-Learning 2.0: Proven Practices and Emerging Technologies to Achieve Real Results (Hardcover)

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" When executed well, e-learning is a powerful way for organizations to save money while providing the kind of up-to-date training and information that will help employees perform better and more efficiently. Unfortunately, all too often, companies are finding that they're spending a huge amount of money for less return than they had hoped. In e-Learning 2.0, Anita Rosen explains what works and what doesn't, offering businesses a best-practices guide for making their investment pay off. Using examples of successful companies like National SemiConductor, Telefonica, and the Texas Department of Transportation who have made the most of e-learning, Rosen shows companies how to: define an e-learning strategy - identify the best technologies and processes to effectively implement an e-learning strategy - manage large, complicated, or new e-learning initiatives - get buy-in from trainers, managers and learners - measure and evaluate training - calculate an ROI

Complete with up-to-date information on the latest technologies, including Web 2.0, this book will help businesses improve their performance without breaking the bank."

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Book Description

When executed well, e-learning is a powerful way for organizations to save money while providing the kind of up-to-date training and information that will help employees perform better and more efficiently. Unfortunately, all too often, companies are finding that they’re spending a huge amount of money for less return than they had hoped. In e-Learning 2.0, Anita Rosen explains what works and what doesn’t, offering businesses a best-practices guide for making their investment pay off. Using examples of successful companies like National SemiConductor, Telefonica, and the Texas Department of Transportation who have made the most of e-learning, Rosen shows companies how to:

define an e-learning strategy • identify the best technologies and processes to effectively implement an e-learning strategy • manage large, complicated, or new e-learning initiatives • get buy-in from trainers, managers and learners • measure and evaluate training • calculate an ROI

Complete with up-to-date information on the latest technologies, including Web 2.0, this book will help businesses improve their performance without breaking the bank.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM (January 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814410731
• ISBN-13: 978-0814410738
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,940 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information, February 17, 2009

By	Isabelle (California) - See all my reviews

Had I Read Anita Rosen's book years ago, I would have saved my organization a lot of money and myself a lot of time.

My big walk away is that I spend too much time focusing on technologies instead of figuring out what my goals are and aligning my goals to my stakeholder's goals. Sure, I recognize the importance of working with my SMEs. I just did not write my goals and their goals down in a way that was measurable and actionable.

Rosen, has done a great job explaining that when you create an effective e-Learning course strategy you can use it to keep your project focused and get corporate buy-in. She made the technology section interesting and engaging without being overly technological. I found it helpful that she explains each of the technologies, highlights what works for e-Learning and what doesn't work. Then she discusses how by staying focused on your goals you can use technology to achieve your goals. What really brought things home for me was her use of real life case studies that highlight what some companies have done to successfully implement their e-Learning projects.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars E-Learning 2.0, February 13, 2009

By	John L. Manzella (E. Amherst, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In this wide-ranging exploration of how to use new technologies to make training work over the web, Anita Rosen looks at basic business principles and new technologies and discusses how they can be applied to e-Learning. It's obvious she comes from a management and project management background, has created many business plans, and given many management presentations. She uses her management eye to provide focused recommendations of how to set goals, create an ROI and get buy in. She applies these concepts to the specific needs of eLearning.

What I found really helpful was when she explained that you can't create an effective classroom experience online, so don't bother trying. It's much better to create a good web experience. Then she explains, in a real nut-and-bolts way, what a good web experience looks like and how to effectively create it. Best of all she backs it up with real field tests performed at real companies.

All in all, it's a fast paced, interesting read that explains business and technology without getting preachy or to techy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Methodical overview of e-learning practices, October 18, 2009

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Training consultant Anita Rosen designed her book to resemble one of the "asynchronous e-learning courses" she describes within its pages. Her presentation on e-learning is exceptionally clear and is filled with very strong content. Rosen explains that you can't make many of the decisions involved in developing e-learning courses too far in advance, because technology is changing so quickly and new tools are emerging constantly. That said, she does a great job of methodically covering the major aspects of e-learning. She explains current principles and practices, and sums them up at the end of the book in a guide for "subject matter experts" who design e-learning courses. getAbstract recommends this book to corporate trainers, academic distance-learning developers, and anyone else who makes decisions about training.