Delving into participants' profiles and use of social tools in MOOCs

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 260-266

  Alario Hoyos, Carlos ^a   Perez Sanagustin, Mar ^a   Delgado Kloos, Carlos ^a   Parada G , Hugo A ^a   Munoz Organero, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Computer and information science education; Distance learning

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATIONS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 84907549058     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2014.2311807     Document Type: Article

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