The Role of Social Media in the Globalized World of Education

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Author(s): Janelle Christine Simmons (Liberty University, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 23
Source title: Accelerated Opportunity Education Models and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rene Cintron (Louisiana Community & Technical College System, USA), Jeanne C. Samuel (Delgado Community College, USA)and Janice M. Hinson (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0528-0.ch009

Keywords: Adult Learning / Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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Social media has transformed the way that people communicate during the 21st century. This occurrence has transformed society in a globalized world by impacting social interactions, financial institutions and ways of completing transactions, ways of communicating as well as the educational sector. This chapter will introduce the audience/reader to definitions/terms such as communication, media, social media and globalization while discussing the role of social media in a globalized world. In addition, an exploratory discussion of social media and education will be established.

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