The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality

Min-Hsuan Yang; Chiu-Hung Su; Wen-Cheng Wang

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Min-Hsuan Yang ¹, Chiu-Hung Su ² ^* , Wen-Cheng Wang ²

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¹ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, TAIWAN² Hwa Hsia University of Technology, TAIWAN^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

In practical environments, e-learners encounter service providers of varying quality. A wide range of criteria are used to assess service quality, but most of these criteria have interdependent or interactive characteristics, which can make it difficult to effectively analyze and improve service quality. The purpose of this study is to address this issue using a hybrid MCDM (multiple criteria decision-making) approach that includes the DEMATEL (decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory), DANP (the DEMATEL-based analytic network process) and VIKOR methods to achieve an optimal solution. By exploring the influential interrelationships between criteria related to e-learning, this approach can be used to solve interdependence and feedback problems, allowing for greater satisfaction of the actual needs of e-learners.

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e-learning and service quality
DANP (DEMATEL-based analytic network process)
MCDM (multiple criteria decision-making)
VIKOR
INRM

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Yang, M.-H., Su, C.-H., & Wang, W.-C. (2017). The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), 5927-5937. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Yang MH, Su CH, Wang WC. The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8):5927-37. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Yang MH, Su CH, Wang WC. The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8), 5927-5937. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Yang, Min-Hsuan, Chiu-Hung Su, and Wen-Cheng Wang. "The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 8 (2017): 5927-5937. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Yang, M.-H., Su, C.-H., and Wang, W.-C. (2017). The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), pp. 5927-5937. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a

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Yang, Min-Hsuan et al. "The Use of a DANP with VIKOR Approach for Establishing the Model of E-Learning Service Quality". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 8, 2017, pp. 5927-5937. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01041a