A social network perspective on peer supported learning in MOOCs for educators

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 263-289

  Kellogg, Shaun ^a   Booth, Sherry ^a   Oliver, Kevin ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communities of practice; MOOC; Online learning; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908653846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v15i5.1852     Document Type: Article

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