Web-Based Training Cookbook [With CDROM]

Excellent book. It was an easy read because it was well-organized. Apparently the author knows a thing or two about good instruction.I got a good overview and some new insights into WBT development. The book is probably most valuable to training executives and managers than to courseware designers and developers. There were lots of valuable project walkthroughs, which conveyed a good feel for all aspects of the process of creating web-based training programs. It includes good discussions of project management and how to create proposals to motivate the projects in the first place. I can see where Hall's focus on return on investment and how each affected worker in the project may react positively or negatively to aspects of WBT.The book has the best and most concrete explanation of storyboarding that I have seen. The technical stuff was pretty good, despite the fact that the book is old (mid-1997) and tools, plug-ins, and development environments have changed a lot since those ancient times. For instance, by "browser" he really means Netscape, which in the spring of 1997 had an 87% market share and represented hot technology. Now, we have the advantage of not only of a more advanced browser, but also more advanced international standards in browser authoring, such as Dynamic HTML and Cascading Style Sheets.

This work walks the reader through all aspects of the process of creating web-based training programs. It includes good discussions of project management and authoring tools.

This is one of the most comprehensive, training-related books I have picked up. It is suited for anyone involved in developing web-based training, and includes topics that managers will need (such as costing), and topics that the ordinary course developer can benefit from. It is technically accurate, and can be useful to training developers no matter what their level of technology-based training experience.