ERIC Number: EJ1171666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Understanding User Behavioral Patterns in Open Knowledge Communities
Yang, Xianmin; Song, Shuqiang; Zhao, Xinshuo; Yu, Shengquan
Interactive Learning Environments, v26 n2 p245-255 2018
Open knowledge communities (OKCs) have become popular in the era of knowledge economy. This study aimed to explore how users collaboratively create and share knowledge in OKCs. In particular, this research identified the behavior distribution and behavioral patterns of users by conducting frequency distribution and lag sequential analyses. Some major problems, including the lack of certain significant behavioral sequences and the inadequacies of knowledge-sharing mechanisms and culture, were also determined. Moreover, this research discussed related problems and proposed several improvement measures for developing OKCs. Finally, the implications for researchers and practitioners were stated, and the shortcomings of this study were presented.
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Statistical Distributions, Resource Units, Shared Resources and Services, Statistical Significance, Knowledge Management, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing)
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