Entity providing formal learning opportunities through electronic media. Cyber Universities use online learning to provide access to all, regardless of limitations due to geographic location, flexibility, etc.
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Virtual Learning Communities in Organizations and Institutions of Higher Learning: Implications for Technology, Learning Practice, and Organizational Culture
Ramona T. Sharpe (Teachers College, Columbia University, USA), David Bush (Villanova University, USA), Lawrence Cozzens (Villanova University, USA), and Megan Bosler (Villanova University, USA)
Copyright: © 2016
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9577-1.ch037
Abstract
Organizational learning theory, adult learning theory, and basic human performance work in community psychology and anthropology inform this chapter which examines Virtual Learning Communities (VLC) in different types of organizations. Specifically, examples of VLC use in a corporate setting and an institute of higher learning are examined. The chapter reviews key components necessary for success when using VLC, as well as VLC effectiveness versus their limitations. Learnings obtained from experience with and research on VLCs are also discussed. The chapter ends by exploring the major implications for practitioners in adult learning, human resource development, and related disciplines.