Factors driving the adoption of m-learning: An empirical study

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1211-1219

  Liu, Yong ^a   Li, Hongxiu ^b   Carlsson, Christer ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

IT adoption; Long term usefulness; M learning; Technology acceptance model (TAM)

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION INTENTION; DRIVING FACTORS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; HIGH QUALITY; IT ADOPTION; M-LEARNING; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE; PERSONAL INNOVATIVENESS; SHORT SUPPLY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

SURVEYS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77955552986     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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