How to use the online social learning communities to improve quality and quantity of interactions in physical social learning communities is an important issue. This work describes the design and implementation of multilayer educational services platforms that enable learners to establish their own online social learning communities and integrate their online social learning communities into a ...

BACKGROUND Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of integrating professional learning and organisational development. AIMS Test the feasibility of introducing practice and professional development plans using a centrally sponsored project in Wales. DESIGN Qualitative observational stud...

Cloud computing has been regarded as the most potential technology to realize innovative educational services, because it intrinsically provides massive computing and storage capacities. Accordingly, many researchers have noticed that the potential of cloud computing in driving the educational innovative applications. Despite much research on cloud to education, little effort has been devoted t...

In recent business literature, the model of the learning organisation has been proposed as a solution to the problem of continually changing environments and increasing consumer expectations of maximum quality and value for money. The model seems highly appropriate for health services, which are staffed by educated professional staff who must become more adaptive and concerned with improving co...