How media choice affects learner interactions in distance learning classes

Computers and Education

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-126

  Thoms, Brian ^a   Eryilmaz, Evren ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous online discussion; Distance education; Learning management system; Online social networking; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DISCUSSION; LEARNER INTERACTION; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKINGS; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKINGS (OSN); THEORETICAL MODELING; TRADITIONAL LEARNING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84896520210     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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