GLUE!: An architecture for the integration of external tools in Virtual Learning Environments

Computers and Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-137

  Alario Hoyos, Carlos ^a   Bote Lorenzo, Miguel L ^a   Gómez Sánchez, Eduardo ^a   Asensio Pérez, Juan I ^a   Vega Gorgojo, Guillermo ^a   Ruiz Calleja, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Cooperative collaborative learning; Distributed learning environments

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; EXTERNAL TOOLS; GENERIC APPROACH; INTEGRATION SOFTWARE; LEARNING ACTIVITY; TOOL PROVIDERS; UNIVERSITY LEVELS; VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GLUES; GLUING; INTEGRATION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84866495976     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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