Implications of Culture in Distance Education

As technology for distance education continues to advance, new and different ways of delivering instruction are developed which compel new and different pedagogy for distance education. These in turn compel new studies and research. One area of study is the place of culture in distance education. The ways in which cultural factors shape interaction and perceptions in distance education are described. These provide librarians and other information professionals with further understanding about distance education and its implications to their work. In having this understanding, librarians and information professionals will be better situated for developing and implementing library and information services to instructors, administrators, and student participants in distance education.