A 'Uses and Gratification Expectancy Model' to predict students' 'Perceived e-Learning Experience'

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-261

  Mondi, Makingu ^a   Woods, Peter ^a   Rafi, Ahmad ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blended learning strategy; E learning; Uses and gratification expectancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149113348     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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