Collaboration via online discussion forums: issues and approaches

Kear, Karen (2010). Collaboration via online discussion forums: issues and approaches. In: Donelan, Helen; Kear, Karen and Ramage, Magnus eds. Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, pp. 30–33.

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Abstract

Asynchronous communication tools, such as discussion forums, have benefits in allowing people to communicate when it is most convenient. However, problems can arise when communicating and collaborating via discussion forums. This chapter discusses potential problems, and considers how to address them.

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• Item ORO ID
• 22932
• Item Type
• Book Section
• ISBN
• 0-415-56478-6, 978-0-415-56478-6
• Keywords
• online communication; discussion forums
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Computing and Communications
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2010 The Open University
• Depositing User
• Karen Kear