Corporate e-Learning Books

Corporate e-learning books for Learners, Practitioners and Instructors

Corporate e-learning books are useful to both learners and practitioners. This page contains a list of books and textbooks that are commonly used in training and management of instructional design and technology projects especially in the corporate and business settings. The list contains corporate e-learning books in the areas of training, project management, and human performance technology readings in addition to instructional design. In addition, there are many e-books that are now available on line in download-able formats. Many books are also available from online sellers and virtual bookstores.

E-Learning, Online and Distance Education Books

Classic, Popular and Current Instructional Design and Technology Books

Training, Project Management, Human Performance Technology (HPT) Books

Classroom Technology Integration and Teacher Education Books

Advanced Web-based Training Strategies: Unlocking Instructionally Sound Online Learning by Saul Carliner 2005

A Nonprogrammer's Guide to Designing Instruction for Microcomputers by Martin Tessmer, David Jonassen, and David C. Caverly 1989

A Trainer's Guide to Web-Based Instruction (Learning Technologies) by Jay Alden 1998

Another Look at Evaluating Training Programs by Donald L. Kirkpatrick 1998

Assessing Learners Online by Albert Oosterhof, Rita-Marie Conrad, and Donald P. Ely 2007

Beyond Training and Development: The Groundbreaking Classic on Human Performance Enhancement by William J. Rothwell 2004

Building Expert Systems in Training and Education by R. Scott Grabinger, Brent W. Wilson, and David H. Jonassen 1990

The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning by Richard Mayer 2005

The Corporate University Handbook: Designing, Managing, and Growing a Successful Program by Mark Allen 2002

The Guidebook for Performance Improvement: Working with Individuals and Organizations by Roger Kaufman, Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, and Paula MacGillis 1996

Designing E-Learning (ASTD E-Learning Series, 6th Bk.) by Saul Carliner 2002

Designing Successful e-Learning, Michael Allen's Online Learning Library: Forget What You Know About Instructional Design and Do Something Interesting (Michael Allen's E-Learning Library) by Michael W. Allen 2007

Developing and Measuring Training the Six Sigma Way: A Business Approach to Training and Development by Kaliym A. Islam and Edward A. Trolley 2006

Developing/Implementing a Corporate University by Jeffrey W. Grenzer 2006

Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives by Deborah A. Schreiber and Zane L. Berge 1998

E-learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning by Ruth Clark and Richard E. Mayer 2002

E-learning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age by Marc J. Rosenberg 2000

Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) by Clark N. Quinn and Marcia L. Conner 2005

Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels (3rd Edition) by Donald L Kirkpatrick and James D Kirkpatrick 2006

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme, 3rd edition by Robert K. Wysocki

First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis by Allison Rossett 1998

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition (PMBOK Guides) by Project Management Institute 2004

The Handbook of Training Technologies : An Introductory Guide to Facilitating Learning with Technology -- from Planning Through Evaluation by William J. Rothwell, Marilynn N. Butler, Daryl L. Hunt, and Jessica Li 2006

The I.D. Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional Design (3rd Edition) by Peggy A. Ertmer and James Quinn 2006

Handbook of Human Performance Technology, 3rd Edition by James A. Pershing 2006

Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Improving Individual and Organizational Performance Worldwide by Harold D. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps 1999

Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (Project of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology) by David H. Jonassen and Phillip Harris 2003

Handbook of Task Analysis Procedures by David H. Jonassen, Wallace H. Hannum, and Martin Tessmer 1989

How to Start a Training Program by Carolyn Nilson 1999

Human Performance Improvement, Second Edition: Building Practitioner Competence by William J. Rothwell, Carolyn K. Hohne, and Stephen B. King 2007

Hypermedia Learning Environments: Instructional Design and Integration by Joanna Dunlap, R. Scott Grabinger, Piet Kommers, and Piet A.M. Kommers 1996

ID Project Management: Tools and Techniques for Instructional Designers and Developers by Michael Greer 1992

Instructional Simulation Games (Instructional Design Library, 12) by Harold Stolovitch 1978

Instructional Technology: The Definition and Domains of the Field by Barbara B. Seels and Rita C. Richey 1994

Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving From Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere (Essential Knowledge Resource) by Allison Rossett and Lisa Schafer 2006

Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games, and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences by Clark Aldrich 2005

Needs Assessment Basics (ASTD Training Basics) by Deborah Tobey 2005

Planning and Conducting Formative Evaluations (Teaching in Higher Education) by Martin Tessmer 1993

Podcasting 101 for Training and Development: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions by Kaliym A. Islam 2007

Project Managing E-learning (ASTD E-Learning Series) by Bill Shackelford

Rapid Instructional Design: Learning ID Fast and Right (Essential Knowledge Resource) by George M. Piskurich 2006

Real World Instructional Design by Katherine Cennamo and Debby Kalk 2004

Reusing Online Resources: A substantial Approach to E-learning (Open and Flexible Learning Series) by A. Littlejohn 2004

Telling Training's Story: Evaluation Made Simple, Credible, and Effective by Robert O Brinkerhoff 2006

The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques for Improving Organizations and People (Essential Knowledge Resource) by Judith Hale 2006

The ROI Fieldbook: Strategies for Irmplementing ROI in HR and Training (Improving Human Performance) by Patricia Phillips, Jack J. Phillips, Ron Stone, and Holly Burkett 2006

Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) by Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan 2006

Training Needs Assessment by Allison Rossett 1998

Training Needs Assessment: Meeting the Training Needs for Quality Performance (Staff and Educational Development Series) by Robyn Peterson 1998

Training Needs Assessment: Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Skilled Trainer) by Jean Barbazette 2006

Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (2nd Edition) by Robert Reiser and John V. Dempsey 2006

Writing Training Materials That Work: How to Train Anyone to Do Anything by Wellesley R. Foshay, Kenneth H. Silber, and Michael Stelnicki 2003

Corporate e-learning books are available for training managers and students in masters degree programs in areas of study like instructional design, performance improvement and other areas related to educational technology.

Areas of focus may include:

• Corporate e-learning books on instructional design
• Corporate e-learning books on human performance improvement
• Corporate e-learning books on distance learning
• Corporate e-learning books on training software