Global higher education in need of more and better learning metrics. Why OECD’s AHELO project might help to fill the gap

European Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 425-436

  Van Damme, Dirk ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Higher education; Learning outcomes; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992620943     PISSN: 21568235     EISSN: 21568243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2015.1087870     Document Type: Article

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