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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The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students

Authored by Brent Anders,

2023

The Analytics Revolution in Higher Education: Big Data, Organizational Learning and Student Success

Edited by Jonathan S. Gagliardi, Amelia Parnell, and Julia Carpenter-Hubin, and

2018

The Art of Teaching Online: How to Start and How to Succeed as an Online Instructor

Authored by Larry Cooperman,

2017

The Assessment Playbook for Online and Blended Learning

Authored by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Vince Bustamante, and

John Hattie

, and

2020

The Business Side of Learning Design and Technologies

Authored by Shahron Williams van Rooij,

2018

The Chief Online Learning Officers' Guidebook: A Framework for Strategy and Practice in Higher Education

Authored by Jocelyn Widmer and Thomas B. Cavanagh and

2025

The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Designing and Teaching Online Courses

Authored by Joan Thormann and Isa Kaftal Zimmerman and

2012

The Dawn of Online Education: The first decade of My Online Education World, 1980-1990

Authored by Morten Flate Paulsen,

2024

The Design of Digital Learning Environments: Online and Blended Applications of the Community of Inquiry

Edited by Martha F. Cleveland-Innes, Stefan Stenbom, and D. Randy Garrison, and

2024

The Design of Learning Experience: Creating the Future of Educational Technology

Edited by Brad Hokanson, Gregory Clinton, and Monica Tracey, and

2015

The Diffusion and Social Implications of MOOCs: A Comparative Study of the USA and Europe

Authored by Valentina Goglio,

2022

The Disruptive Power of Online Education: Challenges, Opportunities, Responses

Edited by Andreas Altmann, Bernd Ebersberger, Claudia Mossenlechner, active in the field of teaching and learning for 20 years, and

Research and Teaching Assistant, MCI Management Center

, and

2018

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Must-Read Books on Online Learning

Must-Read Books on Online Learning

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