Learner experiences of online learning in a blended learning situation: Different cohorts, different needs

ASCILITE 2011 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 671-676

  Kehrwald, Benjamin ^a   Rawlins, Peter ^b   Simpson, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Higher education; Learner experience; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

BLENDED LEARNING; DEGREE PROGRAM; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNER EXPERIENCE; ONLINE LEARNING; QUANTITATIVE DATA; STUDENT SURVEYS; UNDERGRADUATE;

STUDENTS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84870856298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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