Communication, Coordination, and Cooperation in Computer-Supported Learning: the AulaNet Experience

Abstract

This chapter introduces an approach based on the 3C (communication, coordination, and cooperation) collaboration model to the development and analysis of collaborative systems, by means of a case study of a learningware (AulaNet) and the methodology of a Web-based course, both designed based on the model. The 3C model is presented through the analysis of each of its three elements, followed by the case study of its application in the AulaNet environment and in the ITAE (Information Technology Applied to Education) course, an entirely online course that has been taught since 1998.