Abstract
The emergence and huge success of 2.0 applications on the internet and, more specifically, of social networks, has led to new questions being asked as to the potential of the latter as learning platforms. Social networks are an important space for sharing learning resources and an opportunity for the collective construction of knowledge. Several authors consider that the learning acquired from participating in social networks does not follow the parameters associated with on-site education, or with what we can now begin to call “traditional e-learning”. Therefore, the need presents for considering the characteristics of this 2.0 learning: Do social networks provide a real learning opportunity? In what way and what are its characteristics? The purpose of this chapter is to offer an initial approach to the changes in the methods and practices of academic staff and students when learning using these social networks, specifically Facebook.
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Fernàndez, C., Gil-Rodríguez, E.P. (2011). Facebook as a Collaborative Platform in Higher Education: The Case Study of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. In: Daradoumis, T., Caballé, S., Juan, A.A., Xhafa, F. (eds) Technology-Enhanced Systems and Tools for Collaborative Learning Scaffolding. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 350. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19814-4_2
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