e-Learning and the Science of Instruction

Ruth C. Clark, Richard E. Mayer

E-learning design shouldn't be based on intuition or trends — it should be based on what cognitive science actually shows about how people learn from multimedia. This book lays out exactly that evidence.

A set of evidence-based guidelines for designing effective e-learning, grounded in cognitive science research, covering principles like combining relevant graphics with words, removing extraneous content, and breaking content into learner-controlled segments.