Research on Informal Learning of Online Practice Community

Informal learning in the network environment is a current strategic theme of our lifelong learning society.Online community of practice is an important carrier and a typical organizational form of informal learning.The informal learning process of online communities of practice usually goes through four cyclic development stages: sprout,development,mature and the management.The online community of practice is featured with information sharing,stability of knowledge creation platform,resource sharing and close relation with practice.It is beneficial to the effective generating of informal learning.