Evaluating Web 2.0 technologies in higher education using students' perceptions and performance

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 577-596

  Karvounidis, T ^a   Chimos, K ^a   Bersimis, S ^a   Douligeris, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Factors; Higher education; Perceptions; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912057773     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12069     Document Type: Article

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