Using students' experiences to derive quality in an e-learning system: An institution's perspective

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 17-33

  Alexander, Shirley ^a   Golja, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Complex dynamic systems; E leaming quality; Learning management systems (LMS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250866097     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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