An Analysis of Student Persistence in Online Education

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE)

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 47-62

  Tello, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

asynchronous discussion; asynchronous education; educational technology; electronic learning (e learning); online classroom; online teaching; Web based instruction; Web based teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001698798     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2007070105     Document Type: Article

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