Factors affecting teachers' perceived readiness for online collaborative learning: A case study in Malaysia

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 266-278

  Koo, Ah Choo ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative and collaborative learning; Online learning; Secondary school education

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149084947     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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