E-learning quality assurance: A process-oriented lifecycle model

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-295

  Abdous, M'hammed ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E learning; Higher education; Quality; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349490408     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880910970678     Document Type: Article

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