Does academic discipline moderate CoI-course outcomes relationships in online MBA courses?

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-28

  Arbaugh, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of Inquiry theory; Graduate management education; Online teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PRESENCE; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; MANAGEMENT EDUCATION; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE MBA; ONLINE TEACHING; SOCIAL PRESENCE; STUDENT LEARNING; TEACHING PRESENCE;

TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84869210339     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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