Meta-analysis: The preferred method of choice for the assessment of distance learning quality factors

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Shachar, Mickey ^a  

^a TUI University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349135242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v9i3.493     Document Type: Article

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