Financial management of distance learning in dual-mode institutions

Open Learning

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-51

  Rumble, Greville ^a  

^a Planning and Management of Distance Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Costs; Distance education; Financial management; Online education; Open distance learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865746760     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2012.640783     Document Type: Article

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