A Comparative Analysis of Online and Traditional Undergraduate Business Law Classes

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-21

  Shelley, Daniel J ^a,b   Swartz, Louis B ^a,c   Cole, Michele T ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eCollege platform; online learning; traditional onland classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001608960     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2007010102     Document Type: Article

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