Applying social learning analytics to message boards in online distance learning: A case study

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-80

  Hernández García, Ángel ^a   González González, Inés ^c   Jiménez Zarco, Ana Isabel ^b   Chaparro Peláez, Julián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data visualization; Learning analytics; Online distance learning; Social learning analytics; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA VISUALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); VISUALIZATION;

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; COURSE PERFORMANCE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LEARNING ANALYTICS; NETWORK PARAMETERS; ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION; ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING; SOCIAL LEARNING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84924037151     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.038     Document Type: Article

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