Title: Investigation of factors that influence collaboration within an online learning context

Authors: Gretchen Geng

Addresses: School of Education, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia

Abstract: The purpose of the paper was to identify the factors that influence collaborative online learning. The findings showed that the collaborative online learning assisted in students| achievement in successful online learning. The findings of the study indicated that students possessed remarkably clear views as to the nature of the pedagogical support from teachers, assistance from other successful students, and other factors that influenced their online learning results. Online teachers and students may find these results useful in enhancing the effectiveness of online teaching and studying.

Keywords: collaborative learning; online learning; teacher support; student assistance; pedagogical support; peer assistance; e-learning; electronic learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2011.039401

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2011 Vol.3 No.2, pp.176 - 189

Published online: 26 Feb 2015 *

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