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E-Learning

An Opportunity for Older Persons

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Learning across Generations in Europe

Part of the book series: Research on the Education and Learning of Adults ((ESRE))

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Information and communication technologies (ICT) were placed at the core of programmes and initiatives of the ‘Lisbon agenda’ of the European Commission. The eEurope Active Plan, one of the subsequent initiatives, encompassed a series of short-term plans seeking to integrate ICT into every aspect of economic, social and political life in the European Union (EU).

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  1. Institute of Education, University of Tübingen, Germany

    Veronika Thalhammer

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  1. University of Tübingen, Germany

    Bernhard Schmidt-Hertha

  2. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Sabina Jelenc Krašovec

  3. University of Malta, Malta

    Marvin Formosa

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Thalhammer, V. (2014). E-Learning. In: Schmidt-Hertha, B., Krašovec, S.J., Formosa, M. (eds) Learning across Generations in Europe. Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-902-9_5

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