Facilitated versus non-facilitated online case discussions: comparing differences in problem space coverage

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 69-93

  Ertmer, Peggy A ^a   Koehler, Adrie A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based instruction; Facilitation strategies; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937907265     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-015-9094-5     Document Type: Article

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