A closer look at tracking human and computer interactions in web-based communications

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 170-188

  May, Madeth ^a   George, Sébastien ^a   Prévôt, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; E learning; Tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992930325     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650810908258     Document Type: Article

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