Adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Distance Education: A Retrospective Analysis

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Main Author:	Owusu-Ansah, Samuel
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2018
Subjects:	Distance Education Computer Uses in Education Foreign Countries Undergraduate Students Access to Computers Student Attitudes Reliability Computer Literacy Academic Achievement Administrator Attitudes
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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