An empirical examination of individual and system characteristics on enhancing e-learning acceptance

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 562-579

  Lee, Yi Hsuan ^a   Hsiao, Chan ^b   Purnomo, Sutrisno Hadi ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

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EID: 84921294754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.381     Document Type: Article

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