Evaluating the quality of interaction in asynchronous discussion forums in fully online courses

Distance Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-30

  Nandi, Dip ^a   Hamilton, Margaret ^a   Harland, James ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

asynchronous discussion forums; fully online course; quality framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860759972     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2012.667957     Document Type: Article

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