The rationale of online learning communities

Author: Carlen Urban   Jobring Ove  

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

ISSN: 1477-8394

Source: International Journal of Web Based Communities, Vol.1, Iss.3, 2005-04, pp. : 272-295

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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.