Abstract: The embodiments of present invention provide a metadata based navigation method for web based online learning platform that facilitates intelligent interactions and knowledge sharing among the users of the portal with compatible profiles and compatible learning spaces. The communication of authorized user in the network is limited to the learning spaces they are attached to. The authorized user can communicate and interact with other user only if both the users are part of one or more learning spaces. This ensures the efficient interaction among the users. The identity of any user is based on the learning spaces.

Abstract: The embodiments of present invention provide a method of providing online community portal to improve communication and collaboration among authorized users of a wide range of learning communities of the portal and further presenting and sharing the information from diverse sources in a unified way. Collaborative learning space is created by authorized user based on the preference and administrative privileges provided to user and metadata is attached to the learning space. Users with similar profiles are invited the learning space through automatic pattern match and search. The authorized user of the learning space can interact, communicate, and collaborate, co-ordination and share the knowledge and data with other users of the learning space.