Problem formulation and resolution in online problem-based learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Kenny, Richard F ^a   Bullen, Mark ^b   Loftus, Jay ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Content analysis; Instructional design; Online learning; Problem based learning; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845781017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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