Semi-formal learning communities for professional development in mobile learning
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Semi-formal learning communities for professional development in mobile learning
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Computing in Higher Education
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1042-1726,1867-1233
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-008-9006-z