Must-Read Books on Online Learning

Browse through a growing list of 257 books on online learning selected, reviewed and recommended by Contact North | Contact Nord’s team of experts.

Use Contact North | Contact Nord’s Searchable Directory to find books targeting faculty and instructors, instructional designers, administrators and policymakers.

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Hacking Instructional Design - 33 Extraordinary Ways to Create a Contemporary Curriculum

Authored by Michael Fisher and Elzabeth Fisher and

2018

Handbook of Open Universities Around the World

Edited by Sanjaya Mishra and Santosh Panda and

2025

Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education

Edited by Olaf Zawacki-Richter and Insung Jung and

2022

Handbook of Teaching Competency Development in Higher Education

Edited by Dr. Jiangang Cheng, Dr. Wei Han, Dr. Qian Zhou, and

Dr. Shuyan Wang

, and

2024

Harnessing Chatbots for Effective Language Teaching

Authored by Rubén González Vallejo,

2025

High Impact Practices in Online Learning

Edited by Kathryn E. Linder and Chrysanthemum Mattison Hayes and

2018

High-Impact Design for Online Courses: Blueprinting Quality Digital Learning in Eight Practical Steps

Authored by Bethany Simunich, Andrea Gregg, and Penny Ralston-Berg, and

2024

Higher Education by Design - Best Practices for Curricular Planning and Instruction

Authored by Bruce M. Mackh,

2018

Higher Education in the Digital Age: Moving Academia Online

Edited by Annika Zorn, Jeff Haywood, and Jean-Michel Glachant, and

2018

How Colleges Change: Understanding, Leading and Enacting Change

Authored by Adrianna Kezar,

2013

How Education Works: Teaching, Technology, and Technique

Authored by Jon Dron,

2023

How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching

Authored by Joshua R. Eyler,

2018

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Must-Read Books on Online Learning

Must-Read Books on Online Learning

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