The challenge of measuring E-learning quality: Some ideas from HCI

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2003, Pages 231-238

  Wesson, Janet ^a   Cowley, Lester ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

E learning; Quality; Usability; Usability evaluation; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA VISUALIZATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER CENTERED DESIGN; WEBSITES;

CURRENT PRACTICES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI); USABILITY; USABILITY EVALUATION; WEB BASED LEARNING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 41149158385     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-35700-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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