This book documents progress to date in what works in distance learning (DL). An overriding goal of this effort was to create a robust and clear set of design guidelines to support the next generation of DL training. The book is targeted mainly toward the research and program management communities.

Background and purpose /Harold F. O'Neil, Eva L. Baker, William Bewley -- Multimedia strategies / Richard E. Mayer -- Instructional strategies / Richard Clark -- Learning strategies / Myron H. Dembo, Linda Gubler Junge -- Assessment strategies / Eva L. Baker ... -- [et al.] -- Motivation strategies / Richard Clark -- Self-regulation strategies / Harold F. O'Neil, Sanhui (Sabrina) Chuang -- Management strategies / Edward Kazlauskas -- Transition and implementation issues / Harold F. O'Neil.