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Cultural influences on personalized e-learning occur when online learning system development takes into consideration aspects of cultural influences on human learning when designing the system. Student learning processes are very complicated and are influenced by various factors. There are different characteristics among students who come from different cultures and countries. In the learning environment, students who come from different ethnic groups and cultures require different support. It is essential to obtain personalization in e-learning, to provide suitable support to students’ learning activities based on different cultural backgrounds.
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Research into cultural influences on learning has been recognized in developing a good model for e-learning. Liu (2007, p. 36) captures the essence of culture on learning when he remarks: “It is not...
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Boondao, R., Hurst, J., Sheard, J. (2012). Cultural Influences on Personalized e-learning Systems. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_643
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