A study of Web-based learning (WBL) environment in Malaysia

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 374-385

  Poon, Wai Ching ^a   Low, Kevin Lock Teng ^b   Yong, David Gun Fie ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; Cost effectiveness; Internet; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744551022     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540410554031     Document Type: Article

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