Building Virtual Communities : Learning and Change in Cyberspace, Hardcover by Renninger, K. Ann (EDT); Shumar, Wesley (EDT), ISBN 0521780756, ISBN-13 9780521780759, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

An examination of the types, structures, and possibilities of Internet communities that should interest educators, psychologists, sociologists, and researchers in human-computer interaction. The 12 papers include a case study of third grade girls which demonstrates how their interactions in a virtual community-based learning environment increased both their technological interest and competence; a description of the life cycles of network-based learning communities; a discussion of design considerations for creating online learning communities; and an analysis of the death of MediaMOO (Amy Bruckman's text-based virtual community for media researchers, which lasted from 1992 until 1996 when it began its decline). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()