Measuring readiness for e-learning: Reflections from an emerging country

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 244-257

  Aydin, Cengiz Hakan ^a   Tasci, Deniz ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

e Learning; Emerging countries; Measuring readiness; Readiness for e learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844603930     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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