Quality in distance education

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Published: Jan 1, 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/598
Keywords:
Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Quality, education quality, ongoing training, return on investment,

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Guglielmo Trentin
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Genova

Abstract

Discussion of the concept of quality in the context of distance learning.

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (1999): TD16 - Quality
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Articles - Special Issue

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