Design and architecture of an interactive eTextbook - The OpenDSA system

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-40

  Fouh, Eric ^a   Karavirta, Ville ^b   Breakiron, Daniel A ^a   Hamouda, Sally ^a   Hall, Simin ^a   Naps, Thomas L ^c   Shaffer, Clifford A ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm visualization; Automated assessment; Data structures and algorithms; eLearning; eTextbook

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA STRUCTURES; E-LEARNING;

ALGORITHM VISUALIZATION; AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT; CONTENT DEVELOPMENT; ETEXTBOOK; INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; INTERACTIVE EXERCISE; SOFTWARE COMPONENT; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84898798056     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2013.11.040     Document Type: Article

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