Visualizing Informal Professional Development Networks: Building a Case for Learning Analytics in the Workplace

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1421-1438

  de Laat, Maarten ^a   Schreurs, Bieke ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

human resource management; informal learning; learning analytics; networked learning; organizational learning; professional development; workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883781635     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213479364     Document Type: Article

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