Historical perspectives on distance learning in the United States

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 72-87

  Edelson, Paul J ^a   Pittman, Von V ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203892985     Document Type: Chapter

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