Abstract:Even though online teaching and learning in the LIS field is not new, in-depth research efforts specifically addressing the relationship between social presence and its value to the success of online collaborative learning (OCL) for students in Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) programs in the United States has seldom been conducted. This article focuses on the impact of demographic factors, technological skills, and past online experiences on OCL, as well as the affective and social variables t… Show more
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