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Opportunities and Challenges of the Knowledge Management Approach to E‐learning: A Case Study in Al‐Bayan Model School for Girls, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohamed Abdulmajid H.,
Abuzaid Rana Ahmed S.,
Benladen Rafa Mohamed
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2008.tb00241.x
Subject(s) - knowledge management , knowledge transfer , developing country , information and communications technology , business , learning organization , knowledge society , business management , e learning , organizational learning , computer science , educational technology , sociology , pedagogy , economic growth , world wide web , economics , business administration
The digital divide between developed and developing countries is increasing rapidly. However, a number of developing countries are striving to narrow this gap by enriching their societies through the introduction of ICT based business activities. Knowledge management and E‐learning are examples of such ICT supported activities. Knowledge management applications are aimed to provide organizations with tools to manage their business knowledge, while the focus of e‐learning has always been on managing the delivery of academic knowledge. Efforts to integrate both areas of research are lacking. This paper presents a knowledge management approach for e‐learning applications. It highlights the joint characteristics of the two concepts and proposes a KM view of e‐learning. The aim is to streamline the transfer of educational content among the stakeholders of a typical e‐learning environment. The proposed approach has been implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is a developing country where many cultural issues have to be taken into consideration.