Online and blended communities of inquiry: Exploring the developmental and perceptional differences

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 65-83

  Akyol, Zehra ^a   Randy Garrison, D ^b   Yasar Ozden, M ^c  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Cognitive presence; Community of inquiry; Online learning; Social presence; Teaching presence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956286519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v10i6.765     Document Type: Article

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