Distance education in an era of elearning: Challenges and opportunities for a campus-focused institution

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-28

  Forsyth, Hannah ^a   Pizzica, Jenny ^b   Laxton, Ruth ^c   Mahony, Mary Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RL Learning Designs ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic and non academic teamwork; Flexibility; Fully online education; Quality assurance; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951042892     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360903421350     Document Type: Article

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