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’Community’ has become a buzz word in the E-Learning arena. This paper examines the concept of virtual community, in the context of E-Learning. It defines what constitutes a virtual community and virtual learning community. A model comprising four essential criteria that define a virtual learning community is proposed. These criteria are discussed with relation to Deakin University’s E-Learning system. The paper concludes by highlighting the factors that may help bridge the gap between Deakin’s present provision of E-Learning to the development of a virtual learning community.
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Augar, N., Raitman, R., Zhou, W. (2004). From e-Learning to Virtual Learning Community: Bridging the Gap. In: Liu, W., Shi, Y., Li, Q. (eds) Advances in Web-Based Learning – ICWL 2004. ICWL 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27859-7_39
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