Chapter 13: Online Resource Courses to Enhance Education Abroad Learning: The Digital & Enhanced International Learning Divide

The mobility of university students from home countries to countries outside their home university campus continues to grow. Over 1 million international students study at US colleges and universities and over 360,000 US students at US colleges and universities study outside of the US for full degrees or as a part of their US degree program (2017 IIE Open Doors, published in 2016). Research has shown that along with international learning, student mobility can serve to enhance retention and success as well as career development for university students. This chapter will provide information about some of digital, e-learning, and social media tools and platforms that have recently been developed to support pre-departure, while-abroad, and re-entry learning for students who take part in international student mobility programs. Particular platforms will be highlighted, including IStudent101.com for undergraduate and graduate students going from any country to any other country, Ustudy.us for international students studying in the US, and GlobalScholar.us for US students studying in countries outside the U.S.