Using social media to engage and develop the online learner in self-determined learning

Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Blaschke, Lisa Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

E learning; Heutagogy; Self determined learning; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920855695     PISSN: 21567069     EISSN: 21567077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v22.21635     Document Type: Article

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