Crossing complex boundaries: Transnational online education in European trade unions

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 343-354

  Walker, S ^a   Creanor, L ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conferencing; Evaluation; IT use; Online education

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444516022     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2005.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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