E-learning occupies an increasingly prominent place in education. It provides the learner
with a rich virtual network where he or she can exchange ideas and information and create …

Asynchronous online discussion has been widely used in higher education settings to
create blended learning environments. Students form intricate social networks in …

Many courses are currently delivered using Course Management Systems (CMS).
Discussion forums within these systems provide the basis for collaborative learning. In this …

In this paper, we study the social network structure of an online discussion board within
SeniorNet, an empathic online community for older people. We apply Social Network …

This paper explores a longitudinal approach to combining engagement, performance and
social connectivity data from a MOOC using the framework of exponential random graph …

There is a growing number of courses delivered using elearning environments and their
online discussions play an important role in collaborative learning of students. Even in …

Due to the advancement of the Internet, online communities are gaining increasing
importance in the research community. Presented from a user's perspective, this book …

Networked learning provides opportunities for learners to develop their critical thinking, an
important 21st century competency, through dialogue with fellow learners to consider other …

In e‐learning settings, the interactions of students with one another, with the course content
and with the instructors generate a considerable amount of information that may be useful …

The investigation of social support in online communities is of great interest to researchers in
the area of computer-mediated communication (CMC). This can be seen by the large …