Changes within the practice of higher education: Participating in educational communication through distance settings

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-187

  Jaldemark, Jimmy ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Convergence; Distance education; Educational communication; Educational settings; Face to face education; Higher education; Online education; Online learning communities; Participation; Tools

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

DIALOGICAL INTERSECTION; EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION; ONLINE EDUCATION;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 78651564696     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2008.017671     Document Type: Article

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