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Online Group Work: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Successful Models for Use.  

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Online Group Work: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Successful Models for Use Abstract Online collaboration is an essential tool that aids educators, students, and professionals in day to day communication. Interaction among students is a powerful way of teaching and learning. Working together online facilitates the construction of knowledge, but there are possible drawbacks. To become successful in today's society, collaborative skills are needed and can be attained by working together with the help of the Internet, electronic mail, and discussion boards. The collaborative learning that takes place in online group work requires various characteristics to be in place to be successful. Online Group Work: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Successful Models for Use Society is based on the interdependence of its members. Increasingly, as technology grows, members of society are required to communicate in new ways. Through the use of the Internet and communication devices, such as electronic mail, chat rooms, and instant messenger (IM),...

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