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A Comparison of E-learning with Traditional Models of International Education in Small and Medium Private Colleges

Ronald M. Rivas, Coral Snodgrass, and Julia Wescott

The BRC Academy Journal of Education

Volume 1

Number 1

Print ISSN: 2152-8756 Online ISSN: 2152-8780

Date: March 15, 2010

First Page 72

Last Page 85

Abstract

This paper presents a comparison of various E-Learning models along with traditional modes of international education. This paper compares learning experiences across three modes of internationalization, i.e., inward oriented, outward oriented, and through e-learning. These learning experiences are typical of Small and Medium Private Colleges (SMPC). We provide a theoretical model to devise strategies for the use of e-learning along with traditional forms of international education in SMPCs. We defined two factors driving SMPCs strategies: Exposure to Culture and Demand on Faculty Time. Based on these two factors we defined four typical SMPCs strategies for internationalization: Travel, Network, E-Export, and Import. We discuss practical implications for international education in business of SMPCs and the use of e-learning along with traditional forms of international education.

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