# Online learning (college-level) resource recommendations
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-learning-college-level-resource-recommendations/599455
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 12, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-learning-college-level-resource-recommendations/599455 "2011-10-12T19:52:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-learning-college-level-resource-recommendations/599455/1 "2011-10-12T19:52:30Z")
I really miss teaching, and I’d like to pick up an adjunct teaching position at a local college. I know a lot has changed in online education since the last time I taught a college course almost a decade ago, and many of these courses are taught partially or entirely online these days. Before going in for interviews, I’d like to have an understanding of the current state-of-the-art for course planning, forums, chats, course materials, tests & quizzes, grade-keeping, and so forth.
Any recommendations on books (or other reading materials) that could give me a good overview on the current state of the technology from the instructor’s point of view?
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-learning-college-level-resource-recommendations/599455/2 "2011-10-12T22:52:12Z")
I can tell you that my wife had different experiences in each course when she got her Masters a few years ago. Some of the courses had all the material available on-line, including chat rooms, and on-line progress reporting. Others required those old-timey book things, mailing in work, and instructors who couldn’t use email very well.