Rethinking the accessibility of online higher education: A historical review

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue , 2017, Pages 15-23

  Lee, Kyungmee ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authentic accessibility; Disadvantaged students; Distance education; History of online education; Online higher education

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION;

AUTHENTIC ACCESSIBILITY; DISTANCE STUDENTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; ON-LINE EDUCATION; STUDENT ENROLLMENTS; UNIVERSITY EDUCATION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 85010304260     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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