Globally-perceived experiences of online instructors: A preliminary exploration

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-36

  Hsieh, Pei Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Cross cultural projects; Distance education; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNING; ANALYSIS OF DATA; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS; EDUCATIONAL CAREER; EVALUATION CRITERIA; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; TEACHING EXPERIENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

TEACHING;

EID: 74249109108     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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