Feature article When Web 2.0 becomes an organizational learning tool: evaluating Web 2.0 tools

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  • Richard Boateng
  • Victor Mbarika
  • Carlos Thomas
چکیده

However, there are still questions on how Web 2.0 can be effectively used to support organizational learning. Collaborating publishing, social networks and blogging seem to share collaborative features: is it all just for fun, or do they offer more? Should organizations adapt these tools just because of what they are; and how can they assess them from a learning perspective? These questions represent the challenge of organizations in this ‘‘Web 2.0 era’’. We have a thirst for knowledge on how to assess Web 2.0 tools and apply them to organizational learning. Such knowledge opens a new insight to the evaluation process for learning tools and contributes to enhancing organizational learning strategies.

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تاریخ انتشار 2010