Exploring engaging gamification mechanics in massive online open courses

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 177-203

  Chang, Jen Wei ^a   Wei, Hung Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gamification; Improving classroom teaching; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964520951     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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