Investigating the Antecedents of Continuance Intention of Course Management Systems Use among Estonian Undergraduates

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE)

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 76-92

  Ifinedo, Princely ^a  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

continuance intention; course management systems; electronic learning; technology acceptance model; user characteristics; Web based education; WebCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001817385     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2007100107     Document Type: Article

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