Supporting a virtual community of tutors in experience capitalising

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-427

  Garrot, Elise ^a   George, Sebastien ^a   Prevot, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

ICTs; Information and communication technologies; KMS; Knowledge management system; Online tutor; Virtual communities of practice

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ICTS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ONLINE TUTORS; VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 77955365207     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2009.025216     Document Type: Article

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