Teaching effectiveness in technology-mediated distance learning

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1282-1309

  Webster, Jane ^a   Hackley, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0031283931     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257034     Document Type: Article

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