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2014 » Papers » Volume 4 » A Comparative Study of the Asynchronous E-learning Systems in the Romanian and German Academic System - didactic and methodological aspects 1. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ASYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING SYSTEMS IN THE ROMANIAN AND GERMAN ACADEMIC SYSTEM - DIDACTIC AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS Authors: Istrate Ana Mihaela, Rochter Angelika Volume 4 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-14-297 | Pages: 427-432 | Download PDF | Abstract
A Comparative Study of the Asynchronous E-learning Systems in the Romanian and German Academic System - didactic and methodological aspects
Beginning from a comparative study of the asynchronous E-learning platforms used in the Paderborn, Fachhohschule der Wirtschaft Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany and the Romanian-American University in Bucharest, Romania, we would like to develop a limited empirical research, followed by a questionnaire, targeted at the Bachelor and Master students enrolled at our two universities, which could provide the background of the comparability mode of our E-learning systems. The purpose of the study is to understand the behavior of the Romanian and German Business School students using the E-learning platforms, how the E-learning systems affect their learning behavior in general, as well as draw comparisons on the didactical and methodological aspects applied in our universities. Considering the importance of the educational processes which can be enhanced with the help of e-learning systems of education, we would like to develop a comparative cultural study of the most relevant information used by our two universities on their e-learning platforms. The deeper purpose of the study is to explore the relationships between the national cultures, given the visible differences between the Germanic and Latin people, and the usability of the e-learning system in our countries. We will make appeal to Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions, and J. Nielsen's usability attributes, in order to draw a conclusion on the importance of individual cultural backgrounds, which play an important role in shaping the usability of online learning systems. | Keywords
cultural component of e-learning, asynchronous e-learning, compatibility modes |
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