Much-needed direction for navigating online professional development Online professional development expert John D. Ross’s practical framework will help you ask the right questions and make sound development and purchasing decisions. Based on proven principles of professional learning and instructional design, he guides you through charting your course to success and provides a path to answering these fundamental questions: Why do I need OPD? How much does it cost? How do I get started? What does high-quality online learning look like? What technologies are right for me? Did it work?