Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses.

Residential universities are increasingly integrating online interaction within courses in the form of synchronous online chats, asynchronous online discussions and access to interactive resources. This article evaluates the educational effectiveness of online chats within a Humanities postgraduate...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 183 - 194
Autores principales: Cox G, Carr T, Hall M
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2004
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        affil: Multimedia Education Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa; gcox@ched.uct.ac.za
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