An important part of effective online education is for both students and teachers to understand what it means to be a student in an online class.
E-Books
The virtual student a profile and guide to working with online learners by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt
The savvy student's guide to online learning by Kristen Sosulski and Ted Bongiovanni
Motivating and retaining online students : research-based strategies that work by Rosemary Lehman and Simone Conceição