Virtual international teaching
Virtual international teaching is a planned learning process, in which different participants (students, lecturers, etc.) from at least two different nationalities use digital media in teaching and learning processes, as well as to communicate among themselves. Virtual interaction makes it possible that students and teachers do not necessarily have to be in the same physical location: Purely virtual or hybrid learning settings enable different teaching formats aside from face-to-face scenarios. Virtual international teaching can be synchronous (e.g. via web conference) or asynchronous. As a special form of distance learning, virtual international teaching improves the possibilities of intercultural interchange in higher education institutions without the need for physical mobility.