Learning Design for a Successful Blended E-learning Environment: Cultural Dimensions

• Autor(a) principal: Al-Huwail, N.
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Al-Sharhan, S., Al-Hunaiyyan, A.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: INFOCOMP: Jornal de Ciência da Computação
• Texto Completo: https://infocomp.dcc.ufla.br/index.php/infocomp/article/view/196
• topic: Blended elearning; cultural factors; interactive components; graphical interface.

Blended e-learning is becoming an educational issue especially with the new development of e-learning technology and globalization. This paper presents a new framework for delivery environment in blended e-learning. In addition, new concepts related to the learning strategies and multimedia design in blended e-learning are introduced. The work focuses on the critical cultural factors that affect a blended elearning system. Since it is common that good systems may fail due to cultural issues, this research work highlights these issues and how to utilize them to create a successful blended elearning. It introduces a new blended e-learning model that accommodates different cultural groups and various learning strategies.