Online collaborative learning : theory and practice

Preface -- 1. Supporting Collaborative Project Teams Using Computer-Based Technologies -- 2. Computer-Mediated Progressive Inquiry in Higher Education -- 3. Moderating Learner-Centered E-Learning: Problems and Solutions, Benefits and Implications -- 4. Supporting Distributed Problem-Based Learning: The Use of Feedback Mechanisms in Online Learning -- 5. Online Collaborative Learning in Mathematics: Some Necessary Innovations -- 6. Thinking Out of a Bowl of Spaghetti: Learning to Learn in Online Collaborative Groups -- 7. A New Taxonomy for Evaluation Studies of Online Collaborative Learning -- 8. Computer-Mediated Learning Groups: Benefits and Challenges to Using Groupwork in Online Learning Environments -- 9. Collaborative or Cooperative Learning? -- 10. Methods for Analyzing Collaboration in Online Communications -- 11. Reflection and Intellectual Amplification in Online Communities of Collaborative Learning -- 12. Do Online Collaborative Groups Need Leaders? -- 13. Drawing on Design to Improve Evaluation of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: Two Complementary Views -- About the Authors -- Index