INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHANGES IN EDUCATION
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Feb 29, 2024 1 1

Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust

Dan Xia 1 * ,
Yu Zhang 1,
Ying Qiu 2,
Si Zhang 1,
Yuan Tian 1,
Xiaoxiong Zhao 1
1 Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University, China2 Songbai Middle School of Xiamen, China* Corresponding Author
International Journal of Changes in Education, 1(1), 2024, 32-40, https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
Publication date: Feb 29, 2024
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ABSTRACT

In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, it has become a new trend for people to use online learning communities for learning and communication. Previous studies had shown that trust was one of the important factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior in the online learning communities. However, related studies had not analyzed its mechanism from the micro level. Based on the knowledge sharing gain coefficient and multi-angle trust degree of the online learning communities, this paper constructed the corresponding public goods evolution game model and constructed the Holme–Kim theoretical network model according to the structural characteristics of the community user interaction network. The simulation experiment was carried out by using Matlab to analyze the influence of group trust value and individual trust value on group sharing behavior. From the micro level, this paper analyzed the evolution law of knowledge sharing behavior in the network under the influence of trust. The results showed that the degree of trust knowledge sharing played an important role in improving the behavior of group knowledge sharing. This study provided theoretical guidance for improving the level of knowledge sharing in the e-learning community and creating a good learning atmosphere.

KEYWORDS

knowledge sharing online learning evolutionary game theory Holme–Kim theoretical network model

CITATION (APA)

Xia, D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, Y., Zhang, S., Tian, Y., & Zhao, X. (2024). Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust. International Journal of Changes in Education, 1(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
Harvard
Xia, D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, Y., Zhang, S., Tian, Y., and Zhao, X. (2024). Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust. International Journal of Changes in Education, 1(1), pp. 32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
Vancouver
Xia D, Zhang Y, Qiu Y, Zhang S, Tian Y, Zhao X. Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2024;1(1):32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
AMA
Xia D, Zhang Y, Qiu Y, Zhang S, Tian Y, Zhao X. Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2024;1(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
Chicago
Xia, Dan, Yu Zhang, Ying Qiu, Si Zhang, Yuan Tian, and Xiaoxiong Zhao. "Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust". International Journal of Changes in Education 2024 1 no. 1 (2024): 32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834
MLA
Xia, Dan et al. "Research on the Dynamic Evolution Law of Online Knowledge Sharing Under Trust". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 1, no. 1, 2024, pp. 32-40. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE32021834

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