Do virtual professors dream of electric students? University faculty experiences with online distance education

Teachers College Record

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2154-2208

  Major, Claire Howell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 77954208724     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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