E-learning challenges in the Arab world: Revelations from a case study profile

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-27

  Abouchedid, Kamal ^a   Eid, George M ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Globalization; Internet; Learning; Lebanon; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992998905     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880410517405     Document Type: Article

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