Quantitative analysis of learning object repositories

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-238

  Ochoa, Xavier ^a   Duval, Erik ^b  

^a ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Learning objects; LMS; LOR; OCW; Publication; Repositories

Indexed keywords

LEARNING OBJECTS; LMS; LOR; OCW; PUBLICATION; REPOSITORIES;

INFORMATION SERVICES; PUBLISHING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 77954590340     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2009.28     Document Type: Article

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