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We are living in the most revolutionary of educational times. The new communications technologies are rapidly impacting on the way we teach and are opening up learning opportunities for students that were never before possible. What is the nature of this impact and how can the WWW be used to improve teaching and learning in economics?
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Brown, A. (1999). Teaching Big Picture Economics. In: Hommes, J., Keizer, P.K., Pettigrew, M., Troy, J. (eds) Educational Innovation in Economics and Business IV. Educational Innovation in Economics and Business, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9181-2_4
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