The effectiveness of web-based instruction: An initial inquiry

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-187

  Olson, Tatana M ^a   Wisher, Robert A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Army Research Institute   (United States)

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EID: 3042596096     PISSN: 14923831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v3i2.103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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