Opinion a UK study into the potential effects of virtual education: Does online learning spell an end for on-campus learning?

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-229

  Singh, Gurmak ^a   O'Donoghue, John ^a   Betts, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; INTERNET; STUDENTS;

VIRTUAL EDUCATION;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0036558571     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290210136774     Document Type: Article

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