Examining student satisfaction with wholly online learning

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-113

  Palmer, S R ^a   Holt, D M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Learner satisfaction; Learning environment; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249156977     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2008.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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