""This book, by Robert Ubell and his excellent team of collaborators, adds an important dimension to effective teaching and learning in online environments. It addresses how interaction and collaboration online can be effectively harnessed in virtual teams. It is an important contribution to the larger field of Internet-based education."---Frank Mayadas, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation" "With the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the norm in education and industry. This book takes online collaboration to the next level, showing how you can bolster online learning and business performance with the innovative use of virtual teams." "Written by a team of experts headed by online learning pioneer Robert Ubell, Virtual Teamwork covers best practices for online instruction and team learning, reveals proven techniques for managing enterprise and global virtual teams, and helps you choose the best communication tools for the job."--Book jacket.

Building virtual teams -- Leadership -- Peer and self-assessment -- Mitigating conflict -- Virtual teams in very small classes -- Choosing online collaborative tools -- Communication technologies -- Teaming across borders -- Global corporate virtual teams -- Corporate virtual teaming -- Virtual engineering teams