Traditional forms of teamwork have taken place with groups communicating synchronously in a face-to-face setting to achieve a common goal. With computer and telecommunication technology, teamwork now includes anywhere, anytime, on-demand asynchronous collaboration in learning (Chutnik & Grzesik, 2009; Ocker & Yaverbaum, 2001). The terms online teams and virtual teams are often used interchangeably to describe the use of computer technology to collaborate across the boundaries of time and distance to achieve a mutually supporting goal (Martins, Gilson, & Maynard, 2004). Online teams in distance education are comprised of groups of people working together to reach objectives that require a high level of interdependence (Williams, Duray, & Venkateshwar, 2006). Team members willing and able to work together in a cooperative approach are more likely to achieve a common goal, (Lick, 2000).