Globalized e-learning cultural challenges

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Edmundson, Andrea, 1955-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
• Subjects: Virtual reality in education > Cross-cultural studies.; Internet in education > Cross-cultural studies.; Distance education > Cross-cultural studies. > Computer-assisted instruction; Multicultural education > Computer-assisted instruction.; Intercultural communication.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xiv, 357 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599043036 (ebook); 1599043033 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"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.