Evaluating the effectiveness of e-learning system in uncertainty

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 869-889

  Tseng, Ming Lang ^a   Lin, Ru Jen ^a   Chen, Hui Ping ^b  

^a LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Pingtung University of Science and Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytical network process; Computer based learning; E learning system effectiveness; Fuzzy set theory; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL NETWORK PROCESS; COMPUTER BASED LEARNING; DECISION-MAKING PROBLEM; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; E-LEARNING SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC LEARNING (E-LEARNING); EVALUATION MODELS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LEARNING MATERIALS; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTIMEDIA FEATURES; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; RELATIVE WEIGHTS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY EDUCATION; WAITING-TIME;

DECISION MAKING; E-LEARNING; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SETS; LINGUISTICS; TEACHING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960725631     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111144955     Document Type: Article

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