Course Management Systems and Blended Learning: An Innovative Learning Approach

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-484

  Chou, Amy Y ^a   Chou, David C ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blended Learning; Course Management System; Innovative Learning; Online Learning; Teaching Effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053330717     PISSN: 15404595     EISSN: 15404609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4609.2011.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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