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Blended eLearning is a must have book for trainers, managers, and learning consultants. The book has a critical mass of powerful information about eLearning theories, methods, and applications. The case studies alone make this book worthwhile to have on every bookshelf.
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Blended eLearning Integrating Knowledge, Performance, Support, and Online Learning
By Larry Bielawski, D.Sc. David Metcalf, Ph.D.
HRD Press Inc. • Amherst • Massachusetts
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Dedication To our loving wives—Malyce and Katy—this book would not be possible without your love, patience, and support.
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Acknowledgements We would like to thank all of the individuals and groups that have contributed to this work either directly or indirectly throughout RWD Technologies and Latitude360 and the eLearning industry at large. In particular, we would like to thank Dr. Robert W. Deutsch, Dr. David Yager, and Ken Rebeck of RWD Technologies for their support of this project and use of RWD Technologies materials throughout the book for illustration and case studi