Comparing e-Learning tools' success: The case of instructor-student interactive vs. self-paced tools

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2025-2038

  Hsieh, Po An J ^a   Cho, Vincent ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

e Learning tool; IS success model; Media richness; Multi group comparison

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; E-LEARNING TOOL; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; HONG-KONG; IS SUCCESS MODEL; LEARNING OUTCOME; LEARNING PROCESS; MEDIA RICHNESS; MULTI-GROUP COMPARISON; PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; SUCCESS FACTORS; SUCCESS MODELS; SYSTEM QUALITY;

E-LEARNING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; RATING; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 79958765817     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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