Towards the refinement of forum and asynchronous online discussion in educational contexts worldwide: Trends and investigative approaches within a dominant research paradigm

Computers and Education

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-110

  Loncar, Michael ^a,b   Barrett, Neil E ^a,c   Liu, Gi Zen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Architectures for educational technology system; Authoring tools and methods; Computer mediated communication (CMC); Cooperative collaborative learning; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); USER EXPERIENCE;

ARCHITECTURES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; AUTHORING TOOLS AND METHODS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84892974256     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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