The efficient virtual learning environment: A case study of web 2.0 tools and Windows live spaces

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 720-726

  Uzunboylu, Hüseyin ^a   Bicen, Hüseyin ^a   Cavus, Nadire ^a  

^a NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Multimedia hypermedia systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 78650179143     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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