Analysing student engagement with learning and tutoring activities in networked learning communities: a multi-method approach

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-412

  De Laat, Maarten ^a   Lally, Vic ^b   Lipponen, Lasse ^c   Simons, Robert Jan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

computer mediated communication; multi method; networked learning; online tutoring; triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917050978     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijwbc.2006.011766     Document Type: Article

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