Wiki uses in higher education: Exploring barriers to successful implementation

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-231

  Karasavvidis, Ilias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

E learning 2.0; Student views; Undergraduate education; Wikis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955364947     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2010.500514     Document Type: Article

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