Quality of e-learners' time and learning performance beyond quantitative time-on-task

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 122-135

  Romero, Margarida ^a   Barberà, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Computer supported collaborative learning; E learning; E learning quality; Learner time; Time flexibility; Time quality; Time on task

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960770128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.999     Document Type: Article

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