About the Book
Modern higher education increasingly follows trends of internationalization. With increasing academic mobility of students, researchers and professors, new forms of learning, teaching and group collaboration have emerged. Institutions of higher education around the globe are beginning to adapt to this changed environment. Cross-cultural issues, new techniques and technologies, as well as an increased diversification of stakeholders are only some of the key influencing factors in this change process. These developments have sparked intense debates and lead to various research efforts in universities worldwide on the impact of globalization on contemporary learning and teaching in higher education. This pioneering field of research impacts educational policy, students, professors, as well as management and administration of higher education. The series "Learn International" aims at collecting and presenting state of the art research outcomes in this area. Initiated by FH JOANNEUM (Univer