A quasi-experimental study of three online learning courses in computing

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-359

  Connolly, Thomas M ^a   MacArthur, Ewan ^a   Stansfield, Mark ^a   McLellan, Evelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Learning communities; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA ACQUISITION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

ADULT LEARNING; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; LEARNING COMMUNITIES; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 34248669586     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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