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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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Bibliographic Details
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
Table of 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.

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