Using massively multiplayer online role-playing games for online learning

Distance Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-196

  Childress, Marcus D ^a   Braswell, Ray ^b  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

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EID: 33746233488     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910600789522     Document Type: Article

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