Creating effective collaborative learning groups in an online environment

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Brindley, Jane E ^a   Walti, Christine ^a   Blaschke, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Distance education; E learning; Instructional design; Learner motivation; Online learning; Open learning; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349389497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.675     Document Type: Article

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