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ERIC Number: EJ647620
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
Online Self-Organizing Social Systems: The Decentralized Future of Online Learning.
Wiley, David A.; Edwards, Erin K.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v3 n1 p33-46 Spr 2002
Describes an online self-organizing social system (OSOSS) which allows large numbers of individuals to self-organize in a highly decentralized manner to solve problems and accomplish other goals. Topics include scalability and bandwidth in online learning; self-organization; learning objects; instructional design underlying OSOSS, including collaborative problem solving; potential problems; and future research directions. (Contains 50 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Decentralization, Futures (of Society), Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Online Systems, Organization, Problem Solving, Problems, Research Needs, Social Systems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bandwidth; Collaborative Learning; Scale Analysis