Defining and measuring quality in online discussions

Journal of Interactive Online Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Spatariu, Alexandru ^a   Hartley, Kendall ^a   Bendixen, Lisa D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 3042573914     PISSN: 15414914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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