Effective Practices in Distance Education

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 61-77

  Gonzales, Carmen L ^a   de Montes, Laura Sujo ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; constructivist theory; Distance education; online pedagogy; project based learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DISTANCE EDUCATION; TEACHING; WEBSITES;

ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES; CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY; EFFECTIVE PRACTICES; ONLINE PEDAGOGY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT BASED LEARNING; UNIVERSITY COURSE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 3042629897     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J025v18n02_05     Document Type: Article

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