Improving learner quality of experience by content adaptation based on network conditions

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1452-1472

  Muntean, Cristina Hava ^a  

^a NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTENT; QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE (QOE);

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 42249098521     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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