Increasing interactivity in distance educations: Case studies Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-33

  Andersson, Annika ^a   Hatakka, Mathias ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Developing countries; e learning; Educational structures; Interactivity; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; E-LEARNING;

BANGLADESH; CASE-STUDIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERACTIVITY; PEER COLLABORATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SRI LANKA; STRUCTURATION THEORY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 78650331369     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681100903533719     Document Type: Article

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