Student traits and attributes contributing to success in online courses: Evaluation of university online courses

Journal of Interactive Online Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Holcomb, Lori B ^a   King, Frederick B ^b   Brown, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

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EID: 3042671683     PISSN: 15414914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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