Editorial:The Importance of Knowledge Management for Effective Electronic Learning in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Editor-in-Chief Lecture

Author

Editor of the Scientific Journal of Strategic Management of Organizational Knowledge and Chairman of the Faculty of Management and Economics, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

   Nowadays, in most countries the trend in e-learning development in educational centers and related organizations is highly affected by the outspread of Corona Virus (COVID-19). The concept of e-learning entered the field of education with the growth of information and communications technologies (ICT) and attracted many education centers and institutions. The Corona incidence has greatly accelerat-ed the growth that e-learning was undergoing with the rapid devel-opment of ICT, as many institutions have been forced into its em-ployment as a prevention measure. This event has had many other advantages, the most important are worldwide accessibility, numer-ous programs and choices, active participation, student-orientation, punctuality, cost reduction, optional speed of learning and the pos-sibility of revision, multifaceted assessment and preservation of nat-ural resources.
It is noteworthy that knowledge management application can have an important role in knowledge-based development of the e-learning process and its positive consequences such as personal and organizational performance improvement and it can also manage e-learning challenges and problems.
Due to the close relation between knowledge and learning, knowledge management can participate notably in the improvement of teaching processes and thus substantialize continuous learning as a culture. Quality improvement, development of human resources and fundamental development in management and measurement are some of the knowledge management roles in education.

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