Comparison of Web 2.0 technology acceptance level based on cultural differences

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-252

  Yoo, Sun Joo ^a   David Huang, Wen Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural difference; Technology preferences; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856935995     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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