The Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Online Learning in Higher Education shares paradigms, perspectives, insights, challenges, and best practices for the instructional design and delivery of cross-cultural adult web-based learning experiences and examines adult learner characteristics and competencies critical for the design of these applications.

Table of Contents

• Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Chapter 1: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Collective Intelligence Online
• Chapter 2: Cultural Markers and Their Impact on Teaching in Higher Education
• Chapter 3: Creating Access, Opportunity, and Ownership Through Cross-Cultural Meaning-Making in Academically Diverse Online Courses
• Chapter 4: Critical Humanism and Online Learning: Using Discussion Boards as a Means of Production
• Chapter 5: Meeting Higher Education Expectations in the Digital Age and Reliability of Assessment in E-Learning Settings
• Chapter 6: Successful Design and Management of Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Online Higher Education
• Chapter 7: Student Teachers’ Perceptions of the Use of LMS for Promoting Critical Thinking in Their Future Teaching Career
• Chapter 8: Reinventing Critical Digital Literacy to Empower Student-Teachers in Cross-Cultural, Web-Based Learning Environments
• Chapter 9: Cross-Cultural Communication Differences in Online Learning
• Chapter 10: Adult Learner Characteristics Important for Successful Learning in Cross-Cultural Web-Based Learning Environments in Higher Education
• Chapter 11: Globalization and Localization in Online Settings
• Chapter 12: Cultural Influences on Academic Sharing: A Challenge to Academic Honesty
• Chapter 13: Gender Characteristics: Implication for Cross-Cultural Online Learning
• Chapter 14: Baby Boomers and Online Learning: Exploring Experiences in the Higher Education Landscape
• Chapter 15: Online Instructional Practices for Racially Diverse Student Populations in United States Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Best Practices
• Chapter 16: Metacognitive Knowledge and Language Learning in a Web-Based Distance Learning Context: The Case of Adult EFL Learners in China
• Chapter 17: Instructional Design Considerations, Challenges, and Best Practices on Cross-Cultural Adult Web-Based Learning Experiences in Higher Education
• Chapter 18: Andragogical Design Considerations for Online Multicultural Education
• Chapter 19: Pedagogical Issues and Challenges for Cross-Cultural Online Instruction
• Chapter 20: Online Equivalencies and the Potential to Inadvertently Offend or Cause Discomfort
• Compilation of References