Evaluation of handheld devices for mobile learning

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-13

  Economides, Anastasios A ^a   Nikolaou, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Communications; Evaluation; Handheld device; Mobile device; Mobile learning; Quality; Requirements; Technical specifications; Usability

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949198772     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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