E-Learning perception and satisfaction among health sciences students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
BACKGROUND: E-learning is increasingly used during the COVID-19 pandemic, however the impact of this change on students is not known. This study aimed to evaluate perception and satisfaction of health sciences students towards E-learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. METHODS: A structured questionna...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 549 - 557 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2020
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