Last modified: 2016-11-04
Abstract
The development of a multicultural society as a new stage of human development suggests the importance of modern multicultural educational environment. In this regard, the questions related to the problem of multicultural virtual educational environments are very actual ones. The article deals with the problem of multicultural informational and educational environment as a new class of multicultural educational environments in the age of global informatization and virtualization of modern society and education. The research concludes that modern multicultural informational and educational environment is characterized by tolerance, regionalization, and tendency towards stable functioning and development. In summary, we note also that multicultural informational and educational environment contributes to the formation of the national identity of a person and provides training for better understanding of other cultures, recognition and acceptance of cultural diversity.