Adult Learners' Perceptions of a Professional Development Program Comparing Live Distance Learning Versus Live Local Learning

Journal of Continuing Higher Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-19

  Buxton, Eric ^a   De Muth, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

distance education; evaluation; learning preference; webinar

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858210146     PISSN: 07377363     EISSN: 19484801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07377363.2012.649125     Document Type: Article

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