Cultural issues related to transnational Open and Distance Learning in universities: A European problem?

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Van Den Branden, Jef ^a   Lambert, José ^a  

^a EuroPACE2000 ^*

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EID: 0346542823     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8535.00114     Document Type: Article

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