Modelling of distance education forum: Formal languages as interpretation methodology of messages in asynchronous text-based discussion

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 438-448

  Patriarcheas, Kiriakos ^a   Xenos, Michalis ^a  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distance education; Electronic forum; Formal languages

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FORMAL LANGUAGES; FUNCTIONS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LINGUISTICS; QUERY LANGUAGES;

DISTANCE LEARNINGS; ELECTRONIC FORUM; GROUP SIZES; LEARNING PROCESSES;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 58049191397     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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