Cultural Challenges in Developing E-Learning Content

Authors

  • Marianne Amir Azer National Telecommunication Institute
  • Ahmed Mostafa El-Sherbini Director of the National Telecommunication Institute and Assistant of the Minister of Communication and Information Technology,Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v6i1.1467

Keywords:

E-learning, cultural challenges, language barriers, technology

Abstract


Education is an important component of any nationâ??s development process. Society has been credited with creating technology, but technology is simultaneously creating society. One of the key benefits of such technology creation includes learning and curriculum development, which is otherwise referred to as e-leaning, and more appropriately referred to as global e-learning. Global e-learning raises some implications, which include communication, culture, and technology, that must be addressed before successful implementation and outcome can occur. In this paper, we discuss cultural related issues such as culture influence on e-learning and the dimensions of cultural variability. In addition, we present the main challenges to provide e-learning opportunities. Finally, a case study for facing the cultural challenges is presented; this will be followed by concluding remarks at the end of this paper.

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Published

2011-03-14

How to Cite

Azer, M. A., & El-Sherbini, A. M. (2011). Cultural Challenges in Developing E-Learning Content. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 6(1), pp. 11–14. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v6i1.1467

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Papers

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