The impact of Google Docs on student collaboration: A UAE case study

This study had a two-fold aim; (i) to investigate the impact of Google Docs on enhancing four types of collaboration, and (ii) to identify the factors limiting student collaboration via Google Docs. Data collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that Google Docs is a valuable application to promote student-student and student-instructor interactions. In addition, it was found that Google Docs has the power to improve student-content and student-interface interactions through the resources and features offered by the application. Finally, the findings revealed a number of factors limiting the use of Google Docs for collaborative purposes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.