With the support of the internet, many institutes in various countries have adopted the idea of
introducing a web-based education system. In many countries, the government implements
initiatives pushing eLearning solutions forward, such as in Europe (eg The UK, Malaysia
and Singapore, but also in the Arab world (eg, in Saudi Arabia and Kuwaiti). However, as a
late comer to eLearning, Saudi Arabia still has to find the right balance between this
globalisation of learning, and its cultural values. This study thus looks into the specific case …