Extending the TAM model to explore the factors that affect Intention to Use an Online Learning Community

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 600-610

  Liu, I Fan ^a   Chen, Meng Chang ^b   Sun, Yeali S ^a   Wible, David ^c   Kuo, Chin Hwa ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Learning communities; Media in education

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING COMMUNITY; MEDIA IN EDUCATION;

EDUCATION COMPUTING; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 71849106484     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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