An analysis of the determinants of students' performance in e-learning

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 476-484

  Castillo Merino, David ^a   Serradell López, Enric ^b  

^a Ramon Llull University   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Determinants of efficiency; E learning; Efficiency in higher education; Structural equations; Students' performance

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS; EDUCATIONAL PROCESS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS; TEACHING AND LEARNING; TEACHING METHODS;

E-LEARNING; EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84889084241     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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