Instructional characteristics of online continuing education courses

Quintessence International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 755-762

  Schleyer, Titus ^a   Johnson, Lynn A ^b   Pham, Tuan ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Computer assisted instruction; Continuing education; Evaluation; Internet; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033223083     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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