An assessment of the effectiveness of e-learning in corporate training programs

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-18

  Strother, Judith B ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0242702539     PISSN: 14923831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v3i1.83     Document Type: Review

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