Author： Lin Binshan Vassar John A.
Publisher： Inderscience Publishers
ISSN： 1477-8394
Source： International Journal of Web Based Communities, Vol.5, Iss.3, 2009-05, pp. : 340-350
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Abstract
Online learning communities offer learners social networks to effectively and easily acquire and share knowledge among themselves. As such, this study postulates that self-governance is a motivating force for enabling online learning communities. This paper seeks to develop a research framework of the determinants that identify the motivating forces required to build online learning communities. Self-governance can be measured in terms of self-efficacy, perceived behavioural control and personal outcome expectations regarding human-technology interactions. The pedagogical implications of this study are discussed and the future research directions are suggested as well.
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