Internet simulations for teaching, learning and research: An investigation of e-commerce interactions and practice in the Virtual Economy

Education for Information

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 237-252

  Horton, K ^a   Davenport, E ^a   Hall, H ^a   Rosenbaum, H ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; RESEARCH; VIRTUAL REALITY;

VIRTUAL ECONOMY;

TEACHING;

EID: 0036989442     PISSN: 01678329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2002-203-405     Document Type: Article

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