What do we mean by web-based learning? A systematic review of the variability of interventions

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 765-774

  Cook, David A ^a   Garside, Sarah ^b   Levinson, Anthony J ^b   Dupras, Denise M ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEACHING;

EID: 77954718089     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03723.x     Document Type: Review

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