Creating a Culture of Digital Collaborative in Online Learning

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Abstract

Meaningfully and critically engaging online learners through collaborative teams resolving authentic problems is one key in designing effective learning experience in higher education. Moving toward a new paradigm of distributive education requires a rethinking of the strategies used for engagement and community formation, particularly focusing on how to create a culture of collaboration in learning experiences. This chapter presented an argument for rethinking the role of collaborative learning in education where the product of the whole is greater than any one person could develop individually. It concludes with suggestions for needed research on the benefits of collaboration for learning.

Keywords

Collaborative Learning Online Learning Learning Community Online Learning Environment Successful Collaboration 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Walden UniversityMinneapolisUSA
  2. 2.ThomasvilleUSA

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