"With a book like this, even mere mortals can use Macromedia tools and extensions to create effective e-learning."
–Bill Horton, author of Designing Web-Based Training and e-Learning Tools and Technologies

The Web-based training field is hot, and this comprehensive toolkit will prepare you to take advantage of the opportunities it offers developers. Everything you need to create your own e-learning curriculum is here–software, plans for building your courses, site templates, a database, a dozen samples, and complete step-by-step instructions for using them all. There’s a section devoted to Dreamweaver basics, an overview of e-learning concepts, a quick course in creating effective tests, plus plenty of expert tutorials and hands-on examples. You’ll feel confident designing, developing, and implementing WBT courses with the most popular Web publishing tool in the world.

You’ll learn how to:

• Design interactive pages, manage reusable content, and apply cascading style sheets
• Install and use Learning Site and CourseBuilder extensions
• Develop valid test questions and reduce the odds of accurate guessing
• Select, control, and process CourseBuilder interactions
• Choose layout styles for effective site navigation
• Create drag-and-drop and image hot area interactions
• Track test results with the Learning Site database

"Mike Doyle has done a fantastic job teaching novice and experienced Dreamweaver MX users how to develop effective courseware. This is destined to become a reference book you will want to keep close at hand."
–Margaret Driscoll, IBM Mindspan Solutions, Author of Web-Based Training: Designing e-Learning Experiences

The CD-ROM features:

• Trial version of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, plus Learning Site and CourseBuilder extensions
• 12 valuable e-learning templates
• A complete 3-hour online course you can use as a course model for your custom Web-based training
• Author files and tutorials