Media richness theory and the distance education environment

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 114-122

  Shepherd, Morgan M ^a   Martz Jr , Wm Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Course management platforms; Distance education; Media richness theory

Indexed keywords

COURSE DELIVERY; COURSE MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS; DELIVERY MECHANISM; DISTANCE COURSE; DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS; DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE; MEDIA RICHNESS THEORY; RESEARCH STUDIES;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 33845387768     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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