An assessment of the learning benefits of using a Web-based Learning Environment when teaching accounting

Advances in Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Basioudis, Ilias G ^a   de Lange, Paul A ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Mental effort; Student satisfaction; Web based Learning Environment (WBLE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349217053     PISSN: 08826110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adiac.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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