- Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
- Vol: 13 Issue: 4
- Cross-Border Distance Education (Cbde)
Cross-Border Distance Education (Cbde)
Authors : Charity Fakinlede
Pages : 309-319
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Publication Date : 2012-12-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :It is imperative for countries to provide quality education that would empower their people to compete and benefit from the growing socio-cultural global exchanges of the 21st century. The Internet is expanding the global village, thereby, enhancing communication, collaboration and the cooperation of peoples with each other across the world. As a result, cross-border education is growing worldwide and creating greater access to education in developing countries including Nigeria. Therefore, the concerns of a potential online student among others should include the state of ICT infrastructure, student’s computer skills, financial implications, and socio-cultural issues in distance education among others. This article is a narrative of the lived experience of a Nigerian student who has undertaken cross-border distance education in a wired world-an age of the Internet.Keywords : Cross-Border Distance Education, the Internet, ICT Infrastructure, Costs.