A study of social participation and knowledge sharing in the teachers' online professional community of practice

• Published in: Computers and education Vol. 72; pp. 37 - 47
• Main Authors: Tseng, Fan-Chuan, Kuo, Feng-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Computer-mediated communication; Cooperative/collaborative learning; Interactive learning environments; Learning communities; Learning communities; Cooperative/collaborative learning; Interactive learning environments; Computer-mediated communication

To facilitate professional development of teachers in the online context, the online community of practice (CoPs) has become an important platform in which individuals with similar interests or common goals get together to share their resources, develop working strategies, solve problems, and improv...