Costs and quality of online learning

Economics of Distance and Online Learning: Theory, Practice and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 132-147

  Inglis, Alistair ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79952043512     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203892985     Document Type: Chapter

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