Leaders in Distance Education on the African Continent

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i2.225

Keywords:

Africa, distance education, leaders

Author Biography

Paul Prinsloo, University of South Africa (Unisa)

Research Professors in Open Distance Learning

Department of Business Management

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Published

2017-06-13

How to Cite

Prinsloo, P. (2017). Leaders in Distance Education on the African Continent. Journal of Learning for Development, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i2.225

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Special Feature
Received 2017-05-26
Accepted 2017-06-01
Published 2017-06-13