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With the rapid development of learning websites, website evaluation attracts more and more attention of the educators. In this paper, we study the current ways of evaluating learning websites and their shortages, and identify the features and advantages of social network in evaluating learning websites. The paper analyzes the possible interaction among learners in learning websites, and tries to find out whether the relevant elements of social network can be used as evaluation indexes in evaluating learning websites. Some initial research is conducted on the correlation between the relevant elements of social network and the evaluation elements of traditional website.
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Feng, N., Ye, X. (2014). Evaluation of Learning Website: A Social Network Perspective. In: Cheung, S.K.S., Fong, J., Zhang, J., Kwan, R., Kwok, L.F. (eds) Hybrid Learning. Theory and Practice. ICHL 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8595. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08961-4_29
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