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E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL): Overview and Proposals

E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL): Overview and Proposals

Alexandros Xafopoulos
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 33
ISBN13: 9781522519188|ISBN10: 1522519181|EISBN13: 9781522519195
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch028
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Xafopoulos, Alexandros. "E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL): Overview and Proposals." Remote Work and Collaboration: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 536-568. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch028

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Xafopoulos, A. (2017). E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL): Overview and Proposals. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Remote Work and Collaboration: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 536-568). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch028

Chicago

Xafopoulos, Alexandros. "E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL): Overview and Proposals." In Remote Work and Collaboration: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 536-568. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch028

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the highly researched and debated key issue of electronic collaboration (e-collaboration) in the learning process, onwards called e-collaborative learning (e-CL), in a holistic overview. The structure of the chapter is as follows. First of all, it clarifies the meaning and context of e-CL, and compares it with analysed relevant notions. Second, the human elements of e-CL and their roles are explored, classified into functional categories. Third, the supportive elements technology, pedagogy, and methodology are extensively visited. Fourth, the framework elements time, space, and society are presented. Fifth, the e-CL process is analysed, following the ADDIE model and analysing its phases. Sixth, significant affordances and challenges of e-CL are identified, and seventh, future directions are considered. Finally, conclusions are reached. Throughout the chapter new approaches, methods, and terms are proposed in the interests of the enrichment or the effectiveness of e-CL.

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