The Need for a Strategic Foundation for Digital Learning and Knowledge Management Solutions
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This paper elaborates on the importance of a strategic foundation when digital learning or knowledge management (KM) solutions are planned and developed. It looks at some key issues of e-Learning and knowledge management (KM) through discussing the various stages (technologies) and potential benefits of eLearning; the state of the e-Learning industry; the concept and hierarchy (components) of KM; digital divide; and the implications of KM on e-Learning. It emphasizes the importance of a strategic approach to introducing eLearning and KM through reviewing some of the potential causes of failure and proposing a framework for developing a strategic foundation for e-Learning and KM.
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