Profile of an on-line learning community

This paper attempts to provide a detailed profile of a group of students who are studying on-line. The purpose of this will be to identify the positive and negative features of an on-line learning community. Through the use of tools including a questionnaire, follow-up interviews and focus groups, qualitative information has been extracted and common themes determined. This data should be revealing about a range of features that are of interest about on-line learning communities.