Beyond formal learning: Informal community eLearning

Computers and Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2 SPEC ISS., 2004, Pages 35-47

  Cook, John ^a   Smith, Matt ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Andragogy; Emerging contexts for learning: informal learning and community based learning; Non formal learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ANDRAGOGY; EMERGING CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING; INFORMAL LEARNING AND COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING; NON FORMAL LEARNING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 1842708919     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2003.12.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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