Virtual World of Learning

The United States has many lessons it can learn from how other countries are deploying virtual education and how it might partner up with those countries in different ways to offer a wider range of educational and cultural experiences to its students. This report, part of Education Week’s ongoing series on virtual education, draws out many of those lessons to be learned from other countries and highlights some of the more distinctive virtual education partnerships emerging between schools in the United States and those outside its borders, while noting the difficulties that arise for educators and schools when taking on such initiatives.

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U.S. Schools Forge Foreign Connections Via Web
American students are teaming up online with classrooms around the world to learn valuable lessons about current events, economic trends, and cultural norms.
January 23, 2012 - Education Week

International Initiatives Fuel Growth of Open Ed. Content
Experts say the real power of open education resources comes not from the fact that they are free, but from the ability to customize the content.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Mobile Devices Address Tech. Equity in Africa
The use of mobile technology and online content on the continent in various forms is gaining steam as a way to bypass some countries' most significant education hurdles.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Virtual Teachers Deploy Skills Across Countries
While there are drawbacks—such as technological glitches that interrupt instruction—online educators say the opportunities to build alliances with colleagues worldwide allow them to strengthen their own teaching.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Virtual Ed. in Canada Favors Centralized Programs
The country's e-learning initiatives are more standardized than those in the U.S., and they tend to shy away from using private companies to deliver content.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Canadian Virtual Ed. Dips Into For-Profit Realm
While there may not be much involvement by private companies in the Canadian online education sector, that doesn't mean the idea of earning profits in this arena is being ignored.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

U.S. Virtual Ed. Companies Court Global Clients
But, despite the flexibility of online delivery, barriers due to geography and regionalism are slowing plans for future international growth.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

U.S., Chinese Schools Build Virtual Ed. Partnerships
Several schools aiming to better prepare students for a global economy and foster cultural understanding between the United States and China have established online student exchange programs.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Quality Concerns Slow E-Learning Growth in China
The Chinese government has set a goal of creating digital learning environments for all the country's students by 2020, but the growth of virtual education has lagged behind that of the United States.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

Europe Seen Leading the Way in Hand-Held Computing
While hand-held mobile learning is viewed in the United States as a recent trend, its roots go further back in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, revealing different approaches.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week

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