Virtual spaces: Employing a synchronous online classroom to facilitate student engagement in online learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-17

  McBrien, J Lynn ^a   Jones, Phyllis ^a   Cheng, Rui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Synchronous online learning; Transactional distance theory; Virtual classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349386268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.605     Document Type: Article

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