Teaching for Learning

The book “ Teaching and Learning” is a valuable resource for distance educators and trainers who want to create relevant and intellectually challenging online courses. Nichols aims to share the best educational practices from traditional or face-to-face teaching and from the field of distance education. It is an ambitious goal that gives the book a distinctive purpose and helps the author strive for a comprehensive view of the educational process. The book provides practical guidelines for distance educators that are based solid research and classroom experiences. The book is divided into three major sections: the teaching and learning process, universal principles of teaching and learning and the final section describes how educational principles can impact vital instructional issues.