Factors influencing faculty satisfaction with online teaching and learning in higher education

Distance Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-116

  Bolliger, Doris U ^a   Wasilik, Oksana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Factor analysis; Faculty satisfaction; Higher education; Online teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651159263     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01587910902845949     Document Type: Article

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