The effects of technology on the community of inquiry and satisfaction with online courses

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-57

  Rubin, Beth ^a   Fernandes, Ron ^a   Avgerinou, Maria D ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Community of Inquiry; Learning Management System; Learning technology; Online course satisfaction; Teaching presence; Technology affordances; Usability

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE COURSE; TEACHING PRESENCE; USABILITY;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84870375880     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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