concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: online communities of learning

internet and communities
type: Concept
narrower: online communities of learning

online communities of learning
type: Concept
broader: internet and communities
definition: The usual idea of an online community of learners is an online distance-education class, with students distributed across the country receiving instruction from a professor located at an accredited university. Participation in online programs is increasing as more people gain access to the Internet and use it in their daily lives. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Online Communities of Learning]