Exploring dimensions to online learning

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1721-1739

  Saadé, Raafat George ^a   He, Xin ^a   Kira, Dennis ^a  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Attitudes; Dimensions; Learning; Motivation; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

ATTITUDES; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS (EFA); LEARNING EXPERIENCE; ONLINE LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846624728     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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