Determining effective distance learning designs through usability testing

Computers and Composition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-107

  Miller Cochran, Susan K ^a  

^a Mesa Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Community college writing instruction; Course assessment; Course design principles; Course management systems; Usability testing; Web based distance learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144432633     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compcom.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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