Evaluating quality in online asynchronous interactions between students and discussion facilitators

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 684-702

  Nandi, Dip ^a   Hamilton, Margaret ^a   Chang, Shanton ^b   Balbo, Sandrine ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Nuance   (Australia)

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EID: 84865392926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.835     Document Type: Article

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