Online Teaching and Curriculum Expert, Susan Ko Ph.D., Co-Authors ``Teaching Online: A Practical Guide,'' Published by Houghton Mifflin

Distance Learning Education Online PhD Programs : Online Teaching and Curriculum Expert, Susan Ko Ph.D., Co-Authors ``Teaching Online: A Practical Guide,'' Published by Houghton Mifflin

OnlineLearning.net -- the world's leading provider of online continuing adult education -- has announced that two of its instructors -- Susan Ko Ph.D., who also serves as director of Online Curriculum & Instructor Development, and Steve Rossen M.Ed. -- have co-authored the primer, "Teaching Online: A Practical Guide," published by Houghton Mifflin, the nation's leading textbook provider.

The book was written for college faculty at all levels of technical expertise and provides an informal, easy-to-follow overview of developing and delivering Web instruction. Husband-and-wife co-authors Ko and Rossen also serve as online instructors for UCLA Extension's Online Teaching Program which is offered through OnlineLearning.net.

"Steve and I felt there was a need for a practical guide concerning the hows and why of online teaching, written in plain language and addressed to higher education instructors who were either new to -- or already teaching -- online, and wanted to improve their effectiveness," commented Ko.

"Our book draws on real-life instructors teaching at a diverse group of institutions with very different levels of resources available to them. It is also for those teaching completely online, as well as those supplementing a traditional classroom with online elements."

Suitable for courses in online teaching, Web-based instruction, teaching with the Internet or the online classroom, "Teaching Online: A Practical Guide" addresses the most common questions and concerns of instructors creating electronic education environments.

Ko, who holds a Ph.D. from Yale University, has taught and developed courses for online programs, including the New School's DIAL program and UCLA Extension's Online Teaching Program, and has assisted hundreds of instructors in adapting and converting their own courses for the Internet.

Since joining OnlineLearning.net in 1998, she has designed Web-based instructor development training programs for institutions such as UCLA Extension and the University of San Diego, and has helped guide their curriculum conversion and online course creation efforts.

Rossen, who serves as supervisor, Faculty New Media Center, Office of Instructional Development at UCLA, will be instructing two Online Teaching Program courses offered through OnlineLearning.net in January: "Creating and Using Multimedia Online" and "Streaming Media and Synchronous Learning Systems."

OnlineLearning.net holds the exclusive worldwide electronic distribution rights to courses developed by UCLA Extension for online delivery. The University of San Diego and textbook materials publisher, Houghton Mifflin, also offer instructor-led courses through OnlineLearning.net.

OnlineLearning.net has had more than 17,500 enrollments from all 50 states and 80 U.S. territories and foreign countries in more than 1,400 courses from UCLA Extension and the University of San Diego.

OnlineLearning.net has an unparalleled history of student satisfaction: 85 percent rate online instructor-led courses distributed by OnlineLearning.net as "good or better than face-to-face learning;" more than 87 percent successfully complete their online courses offered through OnlineLearning.net; and 90 percent say they are likely to take additional online instructor-led courses distributed by OnlineLearning.net.

The company's investors and strategic partners include Houghton Mifflin Co. (NYSE:HTN), Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:SLVN) and St. Paul Venture Capital.

By combining technological innovation with extraordinary customer service, OnlineLearning.net is committed to helping adult learners around the world access the best in educational resources -- anytime, anywhere, at any stage in life. For more information or to enroll, visit http://www.OnlineLearning.net.

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