Sustaining asynchronous online discussions: Contributing factors and peer facilitation techniques

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-511

  Ng, Connie Siew Ling ^a   Cheung, Wing Sum ^a   Hew, Khe Foon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 76149142206     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.41.4.e     Document Type: Article

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