While there is a lot of hype around various concepts associated with the term Web 2.0 in industry, little academic research has so far been conducted on the implications of these new approaches for the domain of education. Much of what goes by the name of Web 2.0 can in fact be regarded and utilised as a new kind of learning technologies. This paper explains the background of Web 2.0, investigates the implications for knowledge transfer in general, and then discusses their particular use in eLearning contexts with the help of short scenarios.
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