'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. © Springer-Verlag 2004.
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Augar, N., Raitman, R., & Zhou, W. (2004). From e-Learning to Virtual Learning Community: Bridging the Gap. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 3143, 301–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27859-7_39
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