Strategies for grading online discussions: Effects on discussions and classroom community in internet-based university courses

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-107

  Rovai, Alfred P ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asynchronous learning networks; classroom community; distance education; higher education; online discussions

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942609267     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02940854     Document Type: Article

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