ABSTRACT

Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 3 offers new insights into the state of blended learning, an instructional modality that combines face-to-face and digitally mediated experiences. Education has recently seen remarkable advances in instructional technologies such as adaptive and personalized instruction, virtual learning environments, gaming, analytics, and big data software. This book examines how these and other evolving tools are fueling advances in our schools, colleges, and universities. Original scholarship from education’s top thinkers will prepare researchers and learning designers to tackle major issues relating to learning effectiveness, diversity, economies of scale, and beyond.

section Section I|29 pages

Introduction and Foundations

section Section II|63 pages

Student Outcomes

chapter 3|16 pages

Neotraditional Students and Online Discussions

What Do They Really Want?

chapter 4|24 pages

Blended Delivery Modes and Student Success

An In-Depth Exploration of How Different Levels of Online and Blended Course Taking Relate to Student Retention

section Section IV|45 pages

Adaptive Learning Research

chapter 10|15 pages

Adaptive and Active

The Integration of Adaptive Courseware Through the Lens of Blended Learning

chapter 11|12 pages

A Blended Learning Case Study

Geo Exploration, Adaptive Learning, and Visual Knowledge Acquisition

section Section VI|46 pages

International Perspectives

chapter 16|13 pages

Negotiating the Blend

chapter 17|18 pages

Blended Learning and Shared Metacognition

What Is the Connection?

chapter 18|13 pages

Evidence-Based Blended Learning Design

A Synthesis of Findings From Four Studies

section |40 pages

The Future

chapter 22|38 pages

Education and Blended Learning

Some Possible Futures