Empirical evidence and practical cases for using virtual worlds in educational contexts

Collective Intelligence and E-Learning 2.0: Implications of Web-Based Communities and Networking

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 228-247

  Park, Hyungsung ^a,b   Baek, Youngkyun ^a  

^a Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84899260525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-729-4.ch013     Document Type: Chapter

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