A review of research on factors that impact aspects of online discussions quality

TechTrends

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 44-45

  Spatariu, Alexandru ^a   Quinn, Linda F ^a   Hartley, Kendall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 34249893634     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-007-0041-9     Document Type: Review

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