eLSE methodology: A systematic approach to the e-learning systems evaluation

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 42-53

  Lanzilotti, Rosa ^a   Ardito, Carmelo ^a   Costabile, Maria F ^a   De Angeli, Antonella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlled experiment; E learning systems; Evaluation; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845295126     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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