Learning with online activities: What do students think about their experience?

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-25

  Abdallah, Salam ^a  

^a ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Active Learning; Asynchronous Communications; Case Study; Middle East; Online Learning Community; Social Constructivism

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; STUDENTS; USER EXPERIENCE;

ACTIVE LEARNING; ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE EAST; ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 72749098441     PISSN: 15481093     EISSN: 15481107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jwltt.2009040101     Document Type: Article

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