Title :
A Model for Analyzing and Evaluating the Return on Investment in e-Learning
Author :
Yi, Ling-Yun ; Zuo, Ming-Zhang ; Wang, Zhi-Xin
Author_Institution :
Central China Normal Univ., Wuhan
Abstract :
As investment in e-learning accelerates rapidly worldwide, it is important to improve the economic performance in the existing e-learning initiatives. This article presents a model for analyzing and evaluating the return on investment (ROI) in e-learning. The article also explains each component of the model in details. The model highlights the important issues that must be addressed to optimize the investment strategy. The model also further identifies the return on the investment by the mathematical method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation.
Keywords :
distance learning; mathematical analysis; e-learning; economic performance; mathematical method; return on investment; Acceleration; Costs; Education; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Hardware; Information analysis; Investments; Mathematical model; Performance analysis; Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation; Return on Investment; e-Learning;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2007. ICALT 2007. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niigata
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2916-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2007.20
