creators_name: Lim , Tina Swee Kim
type: article
datestamp: 2012-02-09 07:46:59
lastmod: 2012-02-09 07:46:59
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia
title: The use of Facebook for online discussion among distance learners
ispublished: pub
subjects: LC5800
full_text_status: none
keywords: Facebook in education, Distance education 
abstract: Aim of the study and its significance
This study provides a glimpse into what happens when ODL students are directed to Facebook for online discussions; of whether Facebook is able to captivate the attention and participation of ODL learners   Demography-wise, most ODL students are older and study only part time; they are also not as technologically savvy as their full time counterparts in traditional universities. 
 
 It would be interesting to examine the group dynamics involved in the social networking community that is transformed into an e-learning community and the extent to which learners participate as well as the patterns of interaction that occur.
date: 2010-10
date_type: published
publication: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE)
volume: 11
number: 4
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1302-6488 
official_url: https://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde40/articles/article_2.htm
citation:   Lim , Tina Swee Kim  (2010) The use of Facebook for online discussion among distance learners.  Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE), 11 (4).   ISSN 1302-6488