Factors affecting student performance and satisfaction: Online versus traditional course delivery

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Mcfarland, Daniel ^a   Hamilton, Diane ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; E learning; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EBUSINESS; ONLINE COURSE; ONLINE LEARNING; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TRADITIONAL COURSE;

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 33644541819     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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