New cultural, social and educational challenges related to virtual mobility are discussed. Issues such as the portability of online content, and the identification of online teaching and communication competencies are analyzed in a broader international perspective. The final and fourth part contains some concluding remarks. Future universities probably have a higher output if there is a high real and virtual mobility rate. Through virtual mobility, the real collaborative links become even more efficient.
Real mobility is an added value to virtual mobility and vice versa.
A one-dimensional universal style in teaching does not exist, in the sense that it wouldn't matter whoever you teach and whatever you teach. On the contrary, the cultural context of the student and the local content requirements do matter. The learning culture varies from country to country. In Southern countries the teaching style is more directed from the teacher to the student, and is more based on memorizing than the western style of learning. The western style of online learning is based on self- directed instruction.