Share Paper: E-Learning Contributing to Global Social Capital Development

  1. Youmei Liu, University of Houston, United States
Tuesday, October 22 1:50 PM-2:10 PM Versailles 1

Abstract: E-learning is not only a channel for knowledge dissemination but more importantly it provides a very unique environment that brings educators and learners together from all over the world and creates a global socio-cultural phenomena. In e-learning community, people interact and collaborate with each other, establish community norms and values, share resources and build trustful relationship, which are the core value of social capital. This paper will focus on the possibilities of e-learning’s contribution to the global social capital development and discuss following topics: 1) create a dynamic global socio-cultural e-learning environment with equality; 2) promote social learning for education ...