The rationale of online learning communities
by Urban Carlen, Ove Jobring
International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC), Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005

Abstract: Online learning communities facilitate communication between people who share common interests and learn collaboratively using networked technologies. Researchers and designers have to understand social practices in order to explore and develop technological tools for such collaboration and communication. In this article, a typology and constituents construct a rationale for examining this empirical phenomenon.

Online publication date: Mon, 25-Apr-2005

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