Editorial: Out of this world

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-413

  Salmon, Gilly ^a   Hawkridge, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES; LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES; MARKETING DEPARTMENTS; MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; SECOND LIVES; STUDENT NUMBERS; UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTERS;

E-LEARNING; INTERNET; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; REVIEWS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 65349132413     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.00957.x     Document Type: Review

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