Barriers to e-texts usage and what prevents mass customization of texts and teaching materials

Human Systems Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Alkadi, Ihssan ^a   Johnson, Jason Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

E book, E text, Web 2.0, Internet

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE EDUCATION; E-BOOK, E-TEXT, WEB 2.0, INTERNET; E-TEXTBOOKS; HIGHER EDUCATION; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TEACHING MATERIALS; US GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICES;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; INTERNET; TEXTBOOKS;

COSTS;

EID: 70349128131     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-2009-0699     Document Type: Article

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