A Medley of Sources

Routledge. (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals. Routledge. Retrieved from https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf

This book is a sixty-page compilation of six different books written by multiple experts in the online teaching field.  Throughout the book, different topics are developed. In the first three chapters, the differences between onsite and online teaching are provided; the main characteristics as well as the benefits of online tuition are highlighted, and the concept e-tivity is introduced. The other half of the book deals with the different dimensions and variables present in online learning. Then, the varieties of online resources available are presented and teaching is defined as a design science. This book may provide an interesting insight of the main concepts related to the online teaching field. However, its briefness and multiple sources of information may result in a fragmented approach to its definition and description, with a superficial treatment of its main topics and a lack of practical suggestions for teachers to follow.