Understanding online knowledge sharing: An interpersonal relationship perspective

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 210-219

  Ma, Will W K ^a   Yuen, Allan H K ^b  

^a HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Learning communities; Media in education; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMMUNITY BUILDINGS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DISCUSSION FORUM; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIORS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; LEARNING COMMUNITY; LEARNING RESOURCE; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; ONLINE LEARNING; ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; SHARE KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; UNIQUE FEATURES;

COMMUNICATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 77958008897     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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