Effects of competitive E-learning tools on higher education students: A case study

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Regueras, Luisa M ^a   Verdú, Elena ^a   Muñoz, María F ^a,b   Perez, M A ^a   de Castro, Juan P ^a   Verdú, María Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active learning; Collaborative learning; Competitive learning; E learning; Higher education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPETITIVE LEARNING; HIGHER EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

E-LEARNING; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; TEACHING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67349269083     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.928198     Document Type: Article

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