Students' motivations for social media enhanced studying and learning

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-67

  Silius, Kirsi ^a   Miilumäki, Thumas ^a   Huhtamäki, Jukka ^a   Tebest, Teemo ^a   Pohjolainen, Seppo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

E learning; Mathematics; Motivations; Social media services; Study support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866244531     PISSN: 20737904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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