E-Learning in a Mega Open University: Faculty attitude, barriers and motivators;L’E-Learning dans une Mega Université Ouverte: Les attitudes du corps enseignant, les barrières et les facteurs de motivation;E Lernen an einer ‘Mega Open University’: Einstellung des Lehrkörpers, Barrieren und Ermutigungen;El e-Learning dentro de una mega Universidad Abierta: Las actitudes del cuerpo docente, las barreras y los incentivos

Educational Media International

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-338

  Panda, Santosh ^a   Mishra, Sanjaya ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 58049095797     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523980701680854     Document Type: Article

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