Investigating the Status of Tablet Computers and E-Books Use of Open Education Faculty Students: A Case Study

The increase in tablet computers and e-books use brings to mind the question of how users benefited from these technologies. In this sense, the present study investigated the status of students' tablet computers and e-books use and the reasons why students prefer to use and not use of tablet co...

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Published in:International journal of distance education technologies 2016-04, Vol.14 (2), p.49-63
Main Authors: Kocak, Oemer, Yildirim, Oender, Kursun, Engin, Yildirim, Guerkan
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Case Studies
College Students
Computer Uses in Education
Computers
Content Analysis
Distance education
E-books
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
Eyes
Fatigue
Foreign Countries
Habits
Handheld Devices
Higher Education
Investigations
Learning
Open Education
Portable computers
Preservice Teachers
Semi Structured Interviews
Students
Study Habits
Tablet computers
Technology Uses in Education
Telecommunications
Turkey
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Case Studies
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Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
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Foreign Countries
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Telecommunications
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