International Collaboration in the Delivery of an Online Course: A Globally Networked Learning Case

Employers increasingly expect new employees to be globally literate. This has raised the expectations of university students, who now expect a culturally diverse and internationally focused education experience. One of the ways that this can be accomplished is through the offering of online international collaborative courses. Inter-university international teaching and learning allow both students and teaching staff to engage with diverse viewpoints in practice and learning, while gaining exposure to a globally diverse experience. The authors explore these courses and their advantages and disadvantages and illustrate this form of course delivery through a case study involving a pre-existing partnership between two leading international universities.