TY - BOOK AU - Horton,William K. AU - Horton,Katherine TI - E-learning tools and technologies: a consumer's guide for trainers, teachers, educators, and instructional designers SN - 0471444588 U1 - 658.3124 21 PY - 2003///] CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Employees KW - Training of KW - Computer-assisted instruction N1 - Includes index; Tools and technologies for e-learning -- People first -- Participants and processes -- What do they need? -- Target learners' technology -- What can you let others do? -- Types of e-learning and the technologies required -- Learner-led e-learning -- Facilitated e-learning -- Instructor-led e-learning -- Embedded e-learning -- Telementoring and e-coaching -- Categories of tools -- Levels and tasks -- Categories of software tools -- Hardware and networks -- Hardware for e-learning -- What to look for in hardware -- Other factors in picking hardware -- Server hardware -- Networks for e-learning -- In the beginning was SneakerNet -- Types of networks -- Private networks -- Connecting to the Internet -- The wonder of TCP/IP -- Connecting external users to your intranet -- Wireless network connections -- Computing network speed -- Tools for accessing e-learning -- Web browsers -- What is a Web browser? -- How does a browser work? -- All browsers are the same, right? -- Popular Web browsers -- Choosing a browser -- Alternatives to standard browser programs -- Media players and viewers -- What is a media player? -- How does a media player work? -- Players for audio and video -- Viewers for proprietary content -- Choosing media players for e-learning -- Making players easier to use -- Alternatives to media players -- Tools for offering e-learning -- Web servers -- Why you need to know about Web servers -- What Web servers offer -- How Web servers work -- Quick tour of a Web server -- Popular Web-server software N2 - A comprehensive guide to help you cut through the hype in order to select the best E-Learning tools and vendors for your specific needs With its ability to both reduce operating costs and train more people, E-Learning is an attractive option for companies that are trying to balance business and educational goals ER -