Copyright © 2018 Swapna Kumar and Kara Dawson
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Kumar, Swapna, 1970-, author

An online doctorate for researching professionals : program design, implementation, and evaluation / Swapna Kumar and Kara Dawson.

(Issues in distance education series)
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued in print and electronic formats.

1. Distance education—Curricula. 2. Distance education—Evaluation. 3. Research—Study and teaching (Graduate). I. Dawson, Kara, author II. Title. III. Series: Issues in distance education series

LC5800.K86 2018   371.35   C2018-901936-0-4

C2018-901937-9

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