Asynchronous discussion forums: Success factors, outcomes, assessments, and limitations

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Andresen, Martin A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asynchronous discussion forums; On line learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949187973     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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