International online MBA students perceived cultural differences in collaboration but reported they did not negatively affect their learning¶
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q2 i? International students in an online MBA program noted different cultural patterns in online collaboration but indicated these differences did not negatively affect their learning. → Liu 2010
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Liu 2010¶
Liu, X., Liu, S., Lee, S.-h., & Magjuka, R. J. (2010). Cultural Differences in Online Learning: International Student Perceptions. Educational Technology & Society, 13(3), 177-188. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jeductechsoci.13.3
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Qualitative case study interviews with seventeen international students from three global companies in an online MBA program. Students described cultural patterns such as U.S. students being "more independent" while Chinese students were "more polite", yet reported no negative impact on collaboration.
"The students noted different culture patterns in online collaboration and communication but indicated that these differences did not affect their learning in a negative way."
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Related Claims¶
- Students in an accelerated online MBA program experience their courses as a community of inquiry, with all three CoI presences rated above 4.0 on a 5-point scale — related
- Peer monitoring among MBA learners goes beyond CoI social presence by involving professionally relevant evaluation of peers' contributions — related
- First-language heterogeneity is negatively related to time spent getting to know each other and positively related to time spent on task-related communication — related
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International online MBA students perceived cultural differences in collaboration but reported they did not negatively affect their learning |
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International online MBA students perceived cultural differences in collaboration but reported they did not negatively affect their learning |
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