Promises and pitfalls of learning objects

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-285

  Nurmi, Sami ^a   Jaakkola, Tomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 33748648371     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880600893325     Document Type: Article

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