Blended learning and sense of community: A comparative analysis with traditional and fully online graduate courses

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Rovai, Alfred P ^a   Jordan, Hope M ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Computer mediated communication; Faculty training; Higher education; Online learning; Sense of community

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944412526     PISSN: 14923831     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v5i2.192     Document Type: Article

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