Momentum in online discussions: The effect of social presence on motivation for participation

ASCILITE 2005 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 703-706

  Weaver, Cathy M ^a   Albion, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motivation; Online education; Participation; Social presence

Indexed keywords

ON-LINE EDUCATION; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS; PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL PRESENCE; STUDENT MOTIVATION; STUDENT PARTICIPATION;

E-LEARNING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MOTIVATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77950257632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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