Collaborative online learning: Interaction patterns and limiting factors

Open Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-149

  Fung, Yvonne Y H ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collaborative online learning; Computer mediated communication (CMC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944427908     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268051042000224743     Document Type: Article

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