Can a mentoring plan help retention in online communities? Our project, Common Spaces (www.discuss-community.eu/developing-basic-skills-a…) foresees the creation of a VCoP with a varied provision of e-mentoring plans for the various sub-communities, based on their specific needs (professional, academic, special needs such as disadvantaged groups, etc.). Do you have any experience in the use of e-mentoring programs in VCoPs? Do you believe they work?


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