Motivators and barriers in the development of online communities of practice

Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn , Issue 39, 2010, Pages 79-96

  Baran, Bahar ^a   Cagiltay, Kursat ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Computer mediated communication; Internet; Professional development; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951625096     PISSN: 1302597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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