The Use of alternative social networking sites in higher educational settings: A case study of the e-learning benefits of Ning in education

Journal of Interactive Online Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-170

  Brady, Kevin P ^a   Holcomb, Lori B ^a   Smith, Bethany V ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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