Is E-learning really working? the trillion-dollar question

IEEE Internet Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-82

  Ruth, Stephen ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackboard; Learning management systems; Moodle; Online learning; Open courseware; SCORM 2009

Indexed keywords

COURSEWARE; INTERNET2; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ONLINE LEARNING; WEB 2.0;

E-LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; OPEN SYSTEMS;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77949553702     PISSN: 10897801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIC.2010.46     Document Type: Article

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