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Avatars, First Impressions and Self-Presentation Tactics: Influences on a Participant Social Network
Direct linkLusher, Tammy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Even as higher education institutions offer more distance education courses, the attrition rate in these courses remains higher than face-to-face courses. One of the most cited reason by students who drop out of distance education classes is the lack of social interaction. Educational technology researchers have studied this problem from a sense…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Self Concept, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
