Quality enhancement for e-learning courses: The role of student feedback

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 709-714

  Jara, Magdalena ^a   Mellar, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distance education and telelearning; Evaluation methodologies; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

COURSE MANAGEMENT; DISAGGREGATION; DISTANCE COURSE; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELE-LEARNING; DISTINCTIVE FEATURES; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; QUALITY ENHANCEMENT; REMOTE LOCATION; RESPONSE RATE; STUDENT FEEDBACK; SUPPORT QUALITY; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

E-LEARNING; FLOW PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STUDENTS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

TEACHING;

EID: 75149182228     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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