A Meta-Interpretation of Collaborative Learning Activities in an R&D Management Online Degree Program

Abstract

Collaborative learning has been a commonly used instructional strategy in management education. To further understand the teaching and learning issues in adopting collaborative learning inOpen and Distance e-Learning (ODeL), this study adopted meta-interpretation to identify the themes that constitute learners’ views and experiences in the collaborative learning activities in two courses offered in the Diploma in Research & Development Management at UP Open University as reported in the literature, and from these, teaching and learning implications on collaborative learning in management in the ODeL environment were derived. The study also recommends some approaches to designing and delivering online collaborative learning in these contexts.