In online distance education Internet plays the role of the classroom. In her theory
[Salmon, 02] proposed the design of a collaborative e-learning process that includes a
five-stage framework, which is helpful and useful for an e-moderator that builds
online courses. In the first stage an e-trainer designs (1) access and motivation of the
participants. Online socialization of the learners (2) is then reached. By using the
results of these two steps the e-moderator organizes the next processes: (3) the
information exchange, then (4) knowledge construction and as a benefit - the
development of knowledge (5). An important note is that without successful processes
in the first two stages there is no possibility for successful development in the last stages