Overcoming obstacles and creating connections: Community building in Web-based learning environments

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-86

  Hill, Janette R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

community building; online learning; postsecondary courses; strategies and techniques; Web based instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942571380     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02940951     Document Type: Article

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