Collaborative virtual learning environments: Design and evaluation

Multimedia Tools and Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-304

  Konstantinidis, A ^a   Tsiatsos, Th ^a   Pomportsis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Collaborative virtual environment; CSCL; Educational multimedia application; Virtual classroom

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; CSCL; EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION; VIRTUAL CLASSROOM;

CESIUM ALLOYS; DESIGN; DISPLAY DEVICES; E-LEARNING; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 67650236543     PISSN: 13807501     EISSN: 15737721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11042-009-0289-5     Document Type: Article

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