Mobile collaborative learning using multicast MANETs

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-444

  Vasiliou, Alexandros ^a   Economides, Anastasios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collaborative education; Collaborative learning; Game based learning; MANET; Mobile learning; Mobile networks; Multicasting; Outdoor learning

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAME THEORY; MULTICASTING; STUDENTS;

COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; GAME BASED LEARNING; MOBILE LEARNING; OUTDOOR LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34248169745     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2007.012789     Document Type: Article

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