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Sandra Valbuena Antolínez https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-7953
Angélica Rodríguez-Pedraza

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Objective: To analyze co-creation and learning communities as a teaching strategy and research field in education for exchange and knowledge generation in development of skills in innovation and learning outcomes. Methodology: A bibliometric analysis was carried out in Scopus between 2009 and 2023 with 91 files. The results achieved three specific objectives: (a) to review and analyze the current level research on cocreation; (b) to describe guidelines for virtual learning communities, of the practice and of co-creation; and (c) to identify research needs and knowledge gaps in this field. Results: Three future lines of research were found concerning the implications of cocreation, virtual communities and learning, and co-creation in learning environments. Conclusions: Co-creation as a learning strategy promotes participation through online communities. Some of them are the resolution of specific problems with interactive
experiences regarding future knowledge using digital narratives, gamification, and workshops, supported in learning ecosystems, working sessions with experts, and collaborative environments for solving challenges. 

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Valbuena Antolínez, S., & Rodríguez-Pedraza, A. (2025). Co-creation and Virtual Learning Communities: : Bibliometric Analysis. ÁNFORA, 32(58), 200–229. https://doi.org/10.30854/anf.v32.n58.2025.1122

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communities of practice, learning communities, co-creation, higher education, knowledge management

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