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(E)Learning and What Else? Looking Back to Move Forwards

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In recent years, there has been a growing debate and rise in publications about learning in its multiple forms. This variety has contributed to the richness of existing research but it has also increased, rather than reduced, the need for more clarity to advance further. Through a content analysis performed on the last twenty years of research, we aim at providing clarity about the complex definitions landscape of the most diffused 16 learning terms in the literature. We discuss their use over the years and we depict some trends. We conclude by providing a comprehensive learning model that clarifies interactions and interdependencies among the terms. The framework classifies the terms into models, modes and methodologies.

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    We do not include citations after 2012 here because the number of citations drops not as a matter of less interest in the topic but as a matter of shorter time available for citations.

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Caporarello, L., Giovanazzi, A., Manzoni, B. (2019). (E)Learning and What Else? Looking Back to Move Forwards. In: Lazazzara, A., Nacamulli, R., Rossignoli, C., Za, S. (eds) Organizing for Digital Innovation. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90500-6_13

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