An empirical study comparing gamification and social networking on e-learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-91

  De Marcos, Luis ^a   Domínguez, Adrián ^a   Saenz De Navarrete, Joseba ^a   Pagés, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

E learning; Gamification; Motivation; Participation; Playful design; Social network

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; GAMIFICATION; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; PARTICIPATION; PLAYFUL DESIGNS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES;

E-LEARNING; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TOOLS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84896780513     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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