Globalized e-learning cultural challenges

"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-lea...

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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.
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300 # # |a electronic texts (xiv, 357 p. : ill.) :  |b digital files. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 # |a 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. 
506 # # |a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
520 3 # |a "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. 
530 # # |a Also available in print. 
538 # # |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on June 29, 2010). 
650 # 0 |a Virtual reality in education  |v Cross-cultural studies. 
650 # 0 |a Internet in education  |v Cross-cultural studies. 
650 # 0 |a Distance education  |v Cross-cultural studies.  |x Computer-assisted instruction 
650 # 0 |a Multicultural education  |x Computer-assisted instruction. 
650 # 0 |a Intercultural communication. 
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