Globalising Education: Trends and Applications

This highly topical book charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current educational practice and what this means for the students and teachers involved. It also covers the other new technologies that support the delivery of what is now truly global education. Divided into three clear sections, Globalising Education adopts a systematic and thoroughly researched approach to this exciting topic. The three sections examine: * how global education is actually delivered in practice * case studies which investigate current developments and applications in the USA, Europe, the UK and Australia * conclusions drawn from the general issues covered, as well as an overview of what is happening now and what we might expect to happen in the future. This book looks at current developments in detail. It is essential reading for all those involved in education - whether as a teacher, student or interested onlooker.

Robin Mason is Head of the Centre for Information Technology in Education at the Open University, Milton Keynes.

Preface PART I Issues in globalising education 1 The globalisation of education 2 Media for delivering global education 3 Pedagogy and global education 4 Students and technology-mediated education 5 Organising a global education programme PART II Applications of global education 6 Global Executive MBA, Duke University, North Carolina 7 Graduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning, USQ 8 Jones Education Company: from TV to the Internet 9 IBM global training and education 10 The UK Open University: from national to global education provider PART III Trends in globalisation 11 Current trends 12 Future trends