The Impacts of System and Human Factors on Online Learning Systems Use and Learner Satisfaction

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-461

  Alshare, Khaled A ^a   Freeze, Ronald D ^b   Lane, Peggy L ^b   Wen, H Joseph ^b  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human Factors; Information Quality; IS Success; Online Learning; System Quality; System Use; User Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053333417     PISSN: 15404595     EISSN: 15404609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4609.2011.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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