Groups generally perform better when they are able to establish a high level of group cohesion. It is commonly accepted that this status can be reached by establishing a positive social emotional environment in the group. In the field of Group Support Systems (GSS) many studies tried to compare the establishment of social emotional interactions among members in face-to-face and computer-mediate...

OBJECTIVES The primary aim of the study was to identify specific strengths and challenges of facilitating online cancer support groups relative to face-to-face groups through the use of deductive qualitative analysis. A secondary aim was to quantitatively validate the identified strengths and challenges. METHODS To better understand how facilitators' roles in online support groups (OSGs) migh...

Learning object repositories, eLearning systems, and other data management systems have built personalization for their learners through intelligent agents, user profiling (personality, role, needs, histories, “interest” measures, live online behaviors, and learning styles metrics), user-directed learning, social networking, and other strategies. “Online ‘Live Personalization’ of Learning and I...

Organizations need effective and affordable software training. In face-to-face settings, behavior modeling (BM) is an effective, but expensive, training method. Can BM be employed effectively, and more affordably, for software training in the online environment? An experiment was conducted to compare the effectiveness of online BM with that of face-to-face (F2F) BM for software training. Result...

This study explores the role of flow and its relationship with other elements of Business Simulation Games (BSGs) used in different MBA course delivery methods, namely online vs. face-to-face (F2F). We collect level of flow and other game behavioral variables from young professionals enrolled in an MBA Technology and Operations Management course. We analyze the data with oneway ANOVA to explore...

There has been an increasing interest in the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in problem-based learning. One line of research has been to introduce synchronous, or simultaneous, communication attempting to create text-based digital real-time interaction. Compared with face-to-face (F2F) communication, CMC may be a poorer medium regarding coordination of the activity. Still, we are i...

During the past decade, many corporations world-wide have embraced hybrid training programmes to derive benefits of the conventional face-to-face (F2F) learning environment coupled with those of online learning environment for their employees. A majority of researches on hybrid learning focus upon blending of existing F2F programmes of brick ‘n’ mortar institutions with online component. This p...

This paper presents a case study of integrating two external MOOCs in a face-to-face (f2f) summer course for high school students. The aim of the study is to explore the design challenges emerged from this blended learning approach, the students’ learning outcomes and satisfaction with the course content as well as investigating the students’ behavior with the MOOCs once the f2f course ended. R...