A Journey on Refining Rules for Online Discussion: Implications for the Design of Learning Management Systems

Der-thanq Chen; Yu-mei Wang; David Hung

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 157–173

Research on asynchronous online discussions has primarily focused on their efficacy in relation to learning outcomes. Rarely are there investigations on how the design of online learning activities or how discussions could be incorporated into...

Topics: Networking Technologies, eLearning, Internet, Instructional Design, Educational Technology