E-Moderating: The Key to Online Teaching and Learning

Practical and accessible, E-Moderating is a user's guide to working effectively in the virtual world, covering key areas including:

* The why, what and how of e-moderating;

* Becoming a good e-moderator;

* The benefits to learners of e-moderating;

* Training to become an effective e-moderator.

It also features a unique collection of resources for practitioners. Fully updated and expanded, this second edition features new material on the latest research and practice in the field, fresh case studies and practitioners resources, and a brand new chapter on future e-learning scenarios. The book is also accompanied by a website www.e-moderating.com which provides supplementary material and links.

E-moderating is an essential purchase for any teacher, instructor, tutor or facilitator working in an electronic environment, and will help to improve your understanding and practice of online teaching and learning.

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"Whether expert or novice, if you are involved in online learning, this comprehensive, research-based guide is a must read. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to improve online teaching and learning."
- Zane Berge, Director of Graduate Program in Training Systems, University of Maryland
"A thoughtful and practical guide that is indispensable to anyone who teaches online. No detail has escaped Gilly Salmon's attention and we all benefit from her reflective and vast experience. Strongly recommended."
-Brenda Gourley, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University
"If you are serious about e-moderating, you should have a copy."
-The Independent

?Few writers can appeal to both academics and practitioners. Few writers can take complex subjects and open them out in away that is both clear and entertaining, Gilly Salmon managed both of these challenges in writing E-moderating.? - Martyn Sloman, author of The E-learning Revolution