Strategies for smooth and effective cross-cultural online collaborative learning

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 208-221

  Yang, Junfeng ^a,d   Kinshuk, ^b,d   Yu, Huiju ^a   Chen, Sue Jen ^c   Huang, Ronghuai ^d  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Collaborative skills; Cross cultural; Cultural awareness; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907311546     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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