Challenges and instructors' intention to adopt and use open educational resources in higher education in tanzania

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 249-271

  Mtebe, Joel Samson ^a   Raisamo, Roope ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elearning; OER acceptance; Open educational resources; Utaut

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894584183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14923831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v15i1.1687     Document Type: Article

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