Assessing the feasibility of using virtual environments in distance education

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-16

  Johnson, Constance M ^a   Corazzini, Kirsten N ^a   Shaw, Ryan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Constructivism; Internet; Online education; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866250113     PISSN: 20737904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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