Distance Students’ Readiness for Social Media and Collaboration

In recent years, there has been a rapid growth in the use of social networking tools (e.g., Facebook) and social media in general, mainly for social, recreational, and entertainment purposes (Smith, Salaway, & Caruso, 2009). Many educators believe that these tools offer new educational affordanc...

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Main Authors: Bruno Poellhuber, Terry Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2011-10-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
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Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1018/1960