The social & mobile learning experiences of students using mobile E-books

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 155-170

  Kissinger, Jeff S ^a  

^a Florida State College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

E books; Expectancy x value theory; Facebook; Faculty views on mobile learning; Metacognition; Mobile learning; Self determination theory; Situated cognition; Situated learning; Social cognitive theory; Social learning; Social networking; Student views on mobile learning; Textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873428122     PISSN: 19395256     EISSN: 10928235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24059/olj.v17i1.303     Document Type: Article

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