This talk was delivered online as part of the MOOC on “Current/Future of Higher Education” (available at this page).

• Social networks are defined in a broader sense not only specific to online social media
• components: actors (individuals, collectives, other), ties (strong or week), relations, networks
• using visualization tools and data from online platforms, distance and blended course instructors could analyze how different online tools can form different kinds of networks: chats, discussion boards, email.