Interactive media for learning (IML): Assuring usability in terms of a learning context

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue , 2004, Pages 361-369

  Hunt, Brian ^a   Burvall, Patrik ^b   Ivergard, Toni ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; Quality; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077501     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410555277     Document Type: Article

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