Blended online learning: Benefits, challenges and misconceptions

Online Learning: Common Misconceptions, Benefits and Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 33-47

  Fadde, Peter J ^a   Vu, Phu ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Blended online learning; Live virtual classroom; Synchronous learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955389372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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