Internet-assisted versus traditional distance learning environments: Factors affecting students' preferences

Computers and Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-76

  Beyth Marom, Ruth ^a   Chajut, Eran ^a   Roccas, Sonia ^a   Sagiv, Lilach ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Computer mediated communication; Distance education and telelearning; Distributed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867959620     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(03)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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