Critical success factors in introducing e-learning

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 209-231

  Luarn, Pin ^a   Chen, Max I Jen ^a   Lo, Peter Kai Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis; Critical Success Factors (CSFs); Electronic learning (e learning); Qualitative method; Quantitative method; Triangulation method; User perspectives

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSFS); INTERFACE FRIENDLINESS; PERSONALIZED INTERFACE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 34547241653     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijitm.2007.014001     Document Type: Article

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