Haythornthwaite, C., Kazmer, M. M., Robins, J. and Shoemaker, S. (2000)

Community development among distance learners: temporal and technological dimensions

JCMC, 6 (1)

Student quotes include this:

“I’ll have to tell you that it has been one of the most stressful times in my whole life… I started to have a lot of anxiety…. Just wondering if what I was posting sounded okay or if it sounded so bad… Finally I just had to take time off work.”

Another example of a very strong negative reaction to an online learning community.