Perceiving the Useful, Enjoyable and Effective: A case study of the e-learning experience of tertiary students in Singapore;Une perception de ce qui est utile, agréable et efficace: étude de cas d’une experience d’e-learning chez des étudiants du premier cycle à Singapour;Das Erkennen des Nützlichen, Amüsanten und Effektiven: Eine Fallstudie über die E-Learning-Erfahrungen von (Tertiär-) Studenten in Singapur;Una percepción de lo útil, de lo divertido y efectivo: Un estudio de caso de una experiencia de aprendizaje en línea de los estudiantes de un Instituto Politécnico de Singapur

Educational Media International

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-253

  Fang, Linda ^a  

^a TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

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EID: 37249028808     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523980701491682     Document Type: Article

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