Academic Workload Planning for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Universities: The Experience of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.9.3.498 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 313 - 333
Submitted on: Dec 4, 2016
Accepted on: Jul 29, 2017
Published on: Jul 1, 2017
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2017 Juliet Obhajajie Inegbedion, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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