{"product_id":"handbook-for-distance-learning-in-gary-williams-9780789018601","title":"Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeliver quality instruction to your studentson-campus or off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is a practical, down-to-earth guide to developing and using print-based and Internet-based flexible learning resources for courses where students rarely, if ever, attend on-campus classes. Whether you're a teacher who needs to develop course notes into a flexible learning package, a Web site, or both, or you just want information about how to teach in a flexible environment, the book will provide the help you need-in language you can understand. Designed to guide you through the completion of a projector a semesterthis hands-on book offers strategies, suggestions, hints, and examples, and includes a hotel and tourism case study that illustrates effective concepts and strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Gary Williams, co-editor of The Internet and Travel and Tourism Education (Haworth), this unique book will help you develop print-based and Internet-based learning resources instead of focusing only on one or the other, breaking down the barriers placed between learning environments. The strategies presented are timeless, with no comparisons of specific commercial or noncommercial products to become outdated and no Web site addresses to become useless. The book makes extensive use of tables, graphics, and illustrations and has its own Web site that's regularly updated, listing online resources arranged on a chapter-by-chapter basis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism examines: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e the roles and characteristics of a project manager\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e developing and buying resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e considerations before committing to a project\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e maximizing project ownership\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e ensuring quality content\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e educational design guidelines\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e media foundations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e production, design, and maintenance of print resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e developing and using Web sites\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e computer-mediated contact\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e course management systems (CMS)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e and much more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook for Distance Learning in Tourism is an invaluable guidebook for educators working in the field of hotel and tourism management as well as academics, project managers, and educational designers who are interested in flexible learning developments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789018608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789018601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 6.12w x 0.65d","brand":"Gary Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621786759423,"sku":"9780789018601","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3fabbc4-c20e-4615-9ad5-bb7a5b4f57b6.jpg?v=1780426979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-for-distance-learning-in-gary-williams-9780789018601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}