Electronic textbooks that transform how textbooks are used

Electronic Library

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-81

  McFall, Ryan ^a  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Electronic books

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TEXTBOOKS;

EDUCATIONAL SETTING; ELECTRONIC MEDIA; ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS; INFORMATION GENERATION; STUDENT LEARNING;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 19644379420     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470510582754     Document Type: Article

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