Worldwide converging developments in distance education

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  • Herman van den Bosch

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2019-07-09

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Worldwide converging developments in distance education. (2019). Mednarodno Inovativno Poslovanje = Journal of Innovative Business and Management, 5(1). https://journal.doba.si/OJS/index.php/jimb/article/view/152