Can e-learning replace classroom learning?

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 75-79

  Zhang, Dongsong ^a   Zhao, J Leon ^b   Zhou, Lina ^a   Nunamaker Jr , Jay F ^b  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC LEARNING; LEARNING BY ASKING (LBA); VIRTUAL MENTORS;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INTERNET;

EID: 4243171424     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/986213.986216     Document Type: Review

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