Older people's adoption of e-learning services: A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers.
This research investigates the facilitators and barriers for older people to adopt e-learning services using qualitative data of older people in a Chinese city. A qualitative approach was applied to explore the perceived facilitators and obstacles toward e-learning adoption with 10 older Chinese age...
| Publicado en: | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 291 - 308 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Sep2020
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