When instruction is to be delivered by any medium, whether in a traditional e-learning mode or through the use of a blended learning model, cross-cultural issues have a major impact. This paper focuses on the cultural characteristics of Asian e-learners and uses Hofstede’s cultural dimensions as the basis for the analysis. Asian learners face some clearly identified challenges. For example, in ...

Computer-aided instruction (CAI) has been around for sometimes and has been proven effective for learning as was reported in various research findings [1, 2]. However, these traditional CAI and multimedia software which are costly to produce have limitations, they cannot be tailored for individual learning since they lacked the ability to adapt to the student’s different learning styles or diff...