The impact and importance of online internationalization, as proposed by Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) initiative, were implemented and analyzed. It emphasized the influence in academic development, intercultural competencies as well as the preparation of the students towards globalization. Three implementations of COIL collaborations were performed between Ecuadorian Universidad San Francisco de Quito, in collaboration with the Mexican higher education institution Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Toluca. Six different courses were selected, each one with a head professor. The topics boarded by the professor included migration, decision making and volcano modelling. To validate the implementations, a survey written in Spanish, was applied to 108 students enrolled in COIL courses. This instrument included 12 closed questions, in Likert scale, as well as 2 open ones. Two variables were analyzed: 1) Sense of usefulness of COIL activities. 2) Effectiveness of international teams. The results indicated that students consider that time zone and communication are the most important limitations to face international collaboration. Additionally, in student’s opinion, compromise and responsibility are valuable as well as necessary features to achieve a successful international collaboration. Moreover, there is a clear relationship between the liking of the COIL activity and the sense of usefulness appreciated by students. It was shown that COIL activities promoted collaboration between international universities as well as global citizens. In fact, it is perceived that COIL is a more democratic way to promote international collaborations

Authors:
Maritza Peña Becerril, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Alan Joel Miralrio Pineda, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Viviana Guerrero Benalcázar, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Andrea Ayala, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Daniela Ziritt, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Isaac Juárez Acosta, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Maritza Peña Becerril is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico

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