Are the functions of teachers in e-learning and face-to-face learning environments really different?

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-343

  Díaz, Laura Alonso ^a   Entonado, Florentino Blázquez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; E learning; Face to face learning; Online teacher; Traditional teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954249949     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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