Lessons from an International e-Learning Project
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Paul Breen, Holborn College
IRRODL Volume 8, Number 3, ISSN 1492-3831 Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Abstract
This paper offers a critical examination of an e-learning project in the context of a Distance Education training program delivered to teacher trainers in Rwanda. In examining the successes and failures of the project, it uses a framework based on ideas promulgated by Moore (1995) and strives to provide guidance and reference for future projects in this field.
Citation
Breen, P. (2007). Lessons from an International e-Learning Project. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 8(3),. Athabasca University Press. Retrieved August 11, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/49147/.
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