Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Integrative review of social presence in distance education: Issues and challenges

Xin Chen1
  • Xin Chen1
  • 1Department of Learning Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech, United States.
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Youjia Fang2
  • Youjia Fang2
  • 2Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, United States.
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Barbara Lockee1
  • Barbara Lockee1
  • 1Department of Learning Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech, United States.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2015
  •  Published: 10 July 2015

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