An Efficient Integration of Knowledge Management and E-learning in a Portable Interactive System

Abstract

The advent of the internet made it possible to have access to unlimited e-learning resources for knowledge acquisition. Presently, there is an interest to introduce Knowledge Management (KM) into e-Learning with the hope that KM can facilitate an improved e-Learning system. The integration of an e-Learning system with KM is usually referred to as knowledge resource repository, with the KM methods implemented to increase the effectiveness of knowledge dissemination. The importance of KM cannot be over emphasized in any economy and that informs why it is acknowledged as a simplified tool for distributing and utilizing knowledge in a way that directly influence performance in any organization. Also, the potentials and necessity of e-learning in building and developing human capacity cannot be overstressed. Researchers have designed many models for integrating knowledge management into the e-learning system. Some were practically implemented while some were not. Despite the various models, researchers are still looking for a more interactive, efficient, and effective methods that could be used to quickly identify the most relevant information (knowledge) and distribute them to meet the specific needs of users. This work reviewed different literature on e-learning, Knowledge Management and their integration. It also implemented the integration of e-learning and Knowledge Management in a portable interactive system.