e-Learning process management and the e-learning performance: Results of a European empirical study

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 554-565

  Ćukušić, Maja ^a   Alfirević, Nikša ^a   Granić, Andrina ^b   Garača, Željko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

e Learning; e Learning process evaluation; e Learning process management

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; E-LEARNING PROCESS MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LEARNING OUTCOME; PROCESS MODEL; RESEARCH RESULTS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 77953132546     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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