E-learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning / Ruth Colvin Clark, Richard E. Mayer.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-426) and index.

E-learning: promise and pitfalls -- How do people learn from e-courses -- Applying the multimedia principle: use words and graphics rather than words alone -- Applying the contiguity principle: align words to corresponding graphics -- Applying the modality principle: present words as audio narration, rather than on-screen text -- Applying the redundancy principle: explain visuals with words in audio or text: not both -- Applying the coherence principle: adding interesting material can hurt learning -- Applying the personalization principle: use conversational style and virtual coaches -- Applying the segmenting and pretraining principles: managing complexity by breaking a lesson into parts -- Leveraging examples in e-learning -- Does practice make perfect? -- Learning together virtually -- Who's in control? Guidelines for e-learning navigation -- E-learning to build thinking skills -- Simulations and games in e-learning -- Applying the guidelines.

The authors offer useful information and guidelines for selecting, designing, and developing asynchronous and synchronous e-Learning courses that build knowledge and skills for workers learning in corporate, government, and academic settings.