The rationale of online learning communities

Authors:
Urban Carlen;Ove Jobring
Affiliations:
IT-university of Goteborg, PO Box 8718, 402 75 Gothenburg, Sweden.;IT-university of Goteborg, PO Box 8718, 402 75 Gothenburg, Sweden
Venue:
International Journal of Web Based Communities
Year:
2005

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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.