Experiences of students on virtual education in Iranian medical science universities during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.
BACKGROUND: Due to the changing environment and responding to the needs of the society, change in the traditional education system is inevitable. Also, the occurrence of events such as the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the existence of a virtual education system to prevent the cessation of education...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 61 - 72 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2024
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