The importance of interaction in web-based education: A program-level case study of online MBA courses

Journal of Interactive Online Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Su, Bude ^a   Bonk, Curtis J ^a   Magjuka, Richard J ^a,b   Liu, Xiaojing ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24344462163     PISSN: 15414914     EISSN: 15414914     Source Type: Journal    
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