Globalized e-learning cultural challenges
Title:
Globalized e-learning cultural challenges
Author:
Edmundson, Andrea, 1955-
ISBN:
9781599043036
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xiv, 357 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
1. The meaning of culture in online education / Chun-min Wang, Thomas Reeves -- 2. Challenges to implementing e-learning in lesser developed countries / Bolanle Olaniran -- 3. Designing quality online education to promote cross-cultural understanding / Youmei Liu -- 4. Africa education perspectives on culture and e-learning convergence / Wanjira Kinuthia -- 5. Intercultural dimensions in the information society / Nektaria Palaiologou -- 6. Theorizing and realizing the globalized classroom / Steve Mccarty -- 7. Do the philosophical foundations of online learning disadvantage non-western students? / David Catterick -- 8. Theorizing a multiple cultures instructional design model for e-learning and e-teaching / Lyn Henderson -- 9. How to globalize online course content / Martin Schell -- 10. E-learning localized / Meng-Fen Lin, Mimi Lee -- 11. What can cave walls teach us? / Ruth Cook, Caroline Crawford -- 12. Electronic paralanguage / Katherine Watson -- 13. Adapting e-learning across cultural boundaries / Catherine McLoughlin -- 14. Universal design for culturally-diverse online learning / Jane Eberle, Marcus Childress --15. Beyond localization / Patrick Dunn, Alessandra Marinetti --16. The Cultural Adaptation Process (CAP) Model / Andrea Edmundson -- 17. Communication barriers and conflicts in cross-cultural e-learning / Rita Zaltsman --18. Multi-cultural e-learning teamwork / Datta Khalsa -- 19. Modern technology and mass education / Ahmed Ali -- 20. The treasure trove / Andrea Edmundson.
Abstract:
"This book's purpose is to inform educators and instructional designers of issues and cultural misunderstandings that could hinder the effective transfer of knowledge when e-learning is exported to other cultures. Addressing these cultural challenges will enhance the effectiveness of e-learning, thereby supporting the societal benefits of increased access to education at a global level"--Provided by publisher.
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