Application of Virtual Communities in Knowledge Management Systems Lin Chieh Yu, Jen Liu Chester Wai, Chin Pan Szu, Chou Cheng Ya Chang Jung Christian University, No.1, Changda Rd., Gueiren District, Tainan City 71101, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Online published on 7 October, 2019. Abstract With the rapid growth of information technologies, our economic society and life are changing significantly in this digital age. The digital revolution in our world is spurring on facilities, hardware, software, services, and capital investment. In order to keep competitive advantage in the times of digital economy, more and more countries and enterprises pay more and more attention to the development and application of information technologies to help collect and diffuse the knowledge. The virtual community is one of the most powerful tools. A virtual community can build an interactive learning environment for people. This helps the development of knowledge management and e-learning. In this study, the concept for developing and constructing a virtual learning community will be investigated. Top Keywords Virtual community, distance learning, knowledge management, e-learning. Top |