E-learning’s outcome and students’ perception: An empirical study for the financial accounting

Authors

  • Montserrat Hernández Solís UNED
  • Teresa Carmen Herrador Alcaide UNED

Keywords:

Financial and accounting training, Educational networks, e-learning utility, Innovative teaching methods, e-learning role.

Abstract

This work analysis the value of active learning methodologies when these are distributed by educational networks. If these add value and improve the quality ofteaching-learning process in EHEA. So, It was started a teaching innovation projectduring the academic year 2011/2012. To do it we made multimedia tools to get results of an opinion poll among students. The statistical population under studywas the students of a subject of Second Course of the Degree of Tourism: “Financial Accounting”. Multimedia tools were distributed by the platform ALF. ALF supportsthe e-learning of the degree courses.

Author Biographies

Montserrat Hernández Solís, UNED

Profesora de Economía Financiera y ContabilidadFacultad Ciencias Económicas de la UNED

Teresa Carmen Herrador Alcaide, UNED

Profesora de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad Facultad Ciencias Económicas de la UNED

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Published

2013-09-11

How to Cite

Hernández Solís, M., & Herrador Alcaide, T. C. (2013). E-learning’s outcome and students’ perception: An empirical study for the financial accounting. Icade. Journal of the Faculty of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, (89), 181–196. Retrieved from https://revistas.comillas.edu/index.php/revistaicade/article/view/1127