Experience with developing multimedia courseware for the World Wide Web: The need for better tools and clear pedagogy

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 197-218

  Benyon, David ^a   Stone, Debbie ^b   Woodroffe, Mark ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECONFERENCING; USER INTERFACES; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

PEDAGOGICALLY SOUND COURSEWARE; WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW);

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031190505     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1997.0126     Document Type: Article

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