Measuring performance of virtual learning environment system in higher education

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-29

  William, W ^a   Higson, Helen E ^a   Dey, Prasanta K ^a   Xiaowei, X ^a   Bahsoon, Rami ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; E learning; Higher education; Performance measures; Quality function deployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949093013     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880910929908     Document Type: Article

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