Social networking, knowledge sharing, and student learning: The case of university students

Computers and Education

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-27

  Eid, Mustafa I M ^a   Al Jabri, Ibrahim M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Media in education; Postsecondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84971607207     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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