European virtual classrooms: Building effective "virtual" educational experiences

Virtual Reality

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 129-143

  Di Blas, Nicoletta ^a   Poggi, Caterina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

E Learning; Educational experience; Social presence; Virtual community; Virtual presence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY; WEB SERVICES;

SOCIAL PRESENCE; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY; VIRTUAL PRESENCE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 34347398123     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: 14349957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10055-006-0060-4     Document Type: Article

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