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A global crash-course in teaching and learning online: A thematic review of empirical Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) studies in higher education during Year 1 of COVID-19 Cover

A global crash-course in teaching and learning online: A thematic review of empirical Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) studies in higher education during Year 1 of COVID-19

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|Mar 2021

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Language: English
Page range: 89 - 102
Submitted on: Oct 12, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2020
Published on: Mar 31, 2021
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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