The quality of a web-based course: Perspectives of the instructor and the students

TechTrends

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 61-68

  Shieh, Ruey S ^a   Gummer, Edith ^b   Niess, Maggie ^c  

^a TATUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57849127324     PISSN: 87563894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11528-008-0220-3     Document Type: Article

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