Peer-to-peer technology in collaborative learning networks: applications and research issues

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-57

  Bostrom, Robert P ^a   Gupta, Saurabh ^b   Hill, Janette R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CL; Collaborative Learning; learning networks; P2P; Peer to Peer

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349088517     PISSN: 17411009     EISSN: 17411017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2008.019736     Document Type: Article

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