The impact of online learning on students' course outcomes: Evidence from a large community and technical college system

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-57

  Xu, Di ^a   Jaggars, Shanna Smith ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Community colleges; Instrumental variable analysis; Online learning; Student performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTERNET; LEARNING; STUDENT;

EID: 84884330149     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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