The Evolution of Knowledge Creation Online: Wikipedia and Knowledge Processes
Authors | Ruqin Ren |
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Publication date | 2015 |
DOI | 10.1145/2788993.2791320 |
Links | Original |
The Evolution of Knowledge Creation Online: Wikipedia and Knowledge Processes - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2015, written by Ruqin Ren.
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Using the evolutionary theory framework of the variation, retention, selection process, this paper explains the self-organized knowledge production behaviors online, with Wikipedia as an example. Evolution is presented as a trial-and-error process that produces a progressive accumulation of knowledge. The underlying theoretical assumption is that even though online communities feature very different characteristics than traditional organizations, the basic processes of trial-and-error learning in evolutionary theory still apply to the new forms of organizations. Based on the theory of self-organization system and evolution theory, the processes of variation and selection are explained in depth with examples observed on Wikipedia. The study presents a nested hierarchy of vicarious selectors that plays an important role in online knowledge creation.
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Ren, Ruqin. (2015). "[[The Evolution of Knowledge Creation Online: Wikipedia and Knowledge Processes]]".DOI: 10.1145/2788993.2791320.
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