This document analyzes research on collaborative online learning. It describes the criteria used to include or exclude papers in the analysis. Specifically, papers had to mention collaborative, online, and learning to be included. Papers were excluded if they discussed online learning without collaboration or vice versa. The document lists 15 references that met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed for findings on collaborative online learning. It notes the analysis covered methods, findings, discussion, conclusions, limitations and implications.
1. An Analysis of Collaborative Online Learning Stefan Moores
2. Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria The title must have included the word collaborative. Papers which mentioned the words collaborative, online or learning in the abstract. The title must have included the word online. Papers which included discussions of online learning but excluded collaboration or vice versa. The title must have included the word learning. Papers which had no methodology section or empirical evidence.
