The role of emotions in the experience of online learning: Challenges and opportunities;Le rôle des émotions dans l’expérience de l’apprentissage en ligne: Défis et possibilités;Die rolle von emotionen in der praxis des online-learning: Herausforderungen und möglichkeiten;El papel de las emociones en las experiencias de aprendizaje en línea: Desafíos y oportunidades

Educational Media International

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-117

  Zembylas, Michalinos ^a   Theodorou, Mamas ^b   Pavlakis, Andreas ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b Open University   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Adult learners; Emotions; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952755127     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523980802107237     Document Type: Article

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