Using social network sites in Higher Education: an experience in business studies

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-249

  Arquero, José L ^a   Romero Frías, Esteban ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

collaborative learning; computer mediated communication; Learning 2.0; learning communities; social network sites; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888007817     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2012.760772     Document Type: Article

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