There are several textbooks that are best for Instructional Design. The members of the Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals’ Group created the following list and I am extremely interested to read your comments concerning the list.
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- Real World Instructional Design by Cennamo & Kalk.
http://www.amazon.com/World-Instructional-Design-Katherine-Cennamo/dp/0534642675 - Ten Steps to Complex Learning by Jeroen van Merriënboer and Paul Kirschner. http://www.amazon.com/Steps-Complex-Learning-Four-Component-Instructional/dp/0805857931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272313217&sr;=1-1
- e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning by Clark & Mayer.
http://www.amazon.com/e-Learning-Science-Instruction-Guidelines-Multimedia/dp/0787986836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272313295&sr;=1-1 - Developing Technical Training by Clark.
http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Technical-Training-Computer-based-Instructional/dp/0787988464/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272313383&sr;=1-1 - Systematic Design of Instruction by Dick, Carey and Dick.
http://www.amazon.com/Systematic-Design-Instruction-Walter-Dick/dp/0205585566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272312733&sr;=1-1 - ISD from the ground up by Chuck Hodell.
http://www.amazon.com/ISD-Ground-2nd-No-Nonsense-Instructional/dp/1562864556/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272312801&sr;=1-1 - Writing Training Materials That Work: How to Train Anyone to Do Anything by Foshay, Silber, Stelnicki.
http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Training-Materials-That-Work/dp/0787964115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272312893&sr;=1-1 - Designing Effective Instruction by Morrison, Ross and Kemp.
http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Effective-Instruction-Gary-Morrison/dp/0470522828/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272312941&sr;=1-2 - Instructional Technology and Media for Learning by Smaldino, Lowther, & Russell.
http://www.amazon.com/Instructional-Technology-Media-Learning-9th/dp/0132391740/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid;=1272313065&sr;=1-2-fkmr0 - Instructional Design by Smith, and Ragan.
http://www.amazon.com/Instructional-Design-Wiley-Jossey-Bass-Education/dp/0471393533/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=books&qid;=1272313157&sr;=1-1