A hierarchical model for e-learning implementation challenges using AHP

Malaysian Journal of Computer Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 166-188

  Farid, Shahid ^a   Ahmad, Rodina ^a   Alam, Mujahid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Informatics Complex   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Analytical Hierarchy Process; Distance education and tele learning; Distributed learning environments; E learning challenges; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952934422     PISSN: 01279084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22452/mjcs.vol28no3.1     Document Type: Article

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