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Garber, Debbie – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
As online collaborative technologies become easier to use, an increasing range of "virtual communities" are being established, often for educational purposes. This report stresses that an efficient technology is only part of the process underlying a successful online community. It considers the social process on which an online learning community…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Network Analysis, Social Networks