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Online Learning Management Systems: Are They Knowledge Management Tools? - B. A. AbuShawar, and J. A. Al-Sadi, iJET
The new adventure of online world has helped to improve many domains and sectors. Knowledge manage mentera which originally related to business sector is now required in industry, health, or any institute that needs to manage its knowledge. Education is no exception! The advancement in computers speed and memory, and the growth of Internet usage are behind the inspiration of e-learning approach. In which the computer is used as a medium to deliver and share educational materials and knowledge insteadof face-to-face tutoring. This makes education available to any one, any place, and any time as learner need. This paper presents the relationship between knowledge management and learning management system (LMS) that is used in e-learning paradigms. A detailed description ofthe LMS used at Arab Open University (AOU) is included in this paper. We claim that the most common LMS can be considered as a knowledge management tool.
  posted by Ray at 3/14/2010 12:10:00 AM permanent item link   

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