in the context of teaching and learning, the use of electronic mail, computer conferencing and the World Wide Web to deliver learning material and provide learners and teachers with opportunities for interaction; learning via cmc is also called 'networked learning'.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) can be defined broadly as any form of data exchange across two or more networked computers. More frequently, the term is narrowed to include only those communications that occur via computer-mediated formats (i.e., instant messages, e-mails, chat rooms) between two or more individuals. Research on CMC focuses largely on the social effects of different computer-supported communication technologies.