Effectiveness of personal interaction in a learner-centered paradigm distance education class based on student satisfaction

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-426

  Hsieh Chang, Shu Hui ^a   Smith, Roger A ^b  

^a Iowa State University ^*  (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Interaction; Learner center; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008770614     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2008.10782514     Document Type: Article

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