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A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education

eContents used in education can be from a number of sources: from traditional electronic journals (eJournals), and electronic books (eBooks) to more specific formats such as: electronic research reports (eResearch-reports), electronic lecture modules (eLecture-modules), electronic lecture notes (eLe...

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Main Authors: Shiratuddin, Norshuhada, Hassan, Shahizan, Landoni, Monica
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Language:English
Published: International Forum of Educational Technology & Society 2003
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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spelling my.uum.repo.17332010-12-05T01:33:44Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/1733/ A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education Shiratuddin, Norshuhada Hassan, Shahizan Landoni, Monica QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science eContents used in education can be from a number of sources: from traditional electronic journals (eJournals), and electronic books (eBooks) to more specific formats such as: electronic research reports (eResearch-reports), electronic lecture modules (eLecture-modules), electronic lecture notes (eLecture-notes), and electronic lecture slides (eLecture-slides). This paper discusses a number of issues relevant to publishing of eContent. The first section describes the advantages, as well as the disadvantages of such contents. It also elaborates on how eContent can be promoted through the use of Internet, WWW and SMS. Next, related issues on the usability of eContent on the Web are discussed. Four popular usability design guidelines are studied and critically reviewed. The final part concludes that although designing and publishing eContent is more complex than the printed version, eContent has a huge potential in education. International Forum of Educational Technology & Society 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/1733/1/11.pdf Shiratuddin, Norshuhada and Hassan, Shahizan and Landoni, Monica (2003) A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education. Educational Technology & Society, 6 (4). pp. 112-124. ISSN 1436-4522 http://www.ifets.info/journals/6_4/11.pdf
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Shiratuddin, Norshuhada
Hassan, Shahizan
Landoni, Monica
A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
description eContents used in education can be from a number of sources: from traditional electronic journals (eJournals), and electronic books (eBooks) to more specific formats such as: electronic research reports (eResearch-reports), electronic lecture modules (eLecture-modules), electronic lecture notes (eLecture-notes), and electronic lecture slides (eLecture-slides). This paper discusses a number of issues relevant to publishing of eContent. The first section describes the advantages, as well as the disadvantages of such contents. It also elaborates on how eContent can be promoted through the use of Internet, WWW and SMS. Next, related issues on the usability of eContent on the Web are discussed. Four popular usability design guidelines are studied and critically reviewed. The final part concludes that although designing and publishing eContent is more complex than the printed version, eContent has a huge potential in education.
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author Shiratuddin, Norshuhada
Hassan, Shahizan
Landoni, Monica
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Hassan, Shahizan
Landoni, Monica
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title A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
title_short A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
title_full A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
title_fullStr A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
title_full_unstemmed A usability study for promoting eContent in higher education
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publisher International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
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