Exploring students' learning experience in an international online research seminar in the Synchronous Cyber Classroom

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 918-930

  Teng, Daniel Chia En ^a   Chen, Nian Shing ^a   Kinshuk, ^b   Leo, Tommaso ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cross cultural projects; Distance education and telelearning; Evaluation methodologies; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELELEARNING; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION;

COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 82055194421     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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