E-raamat: Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2

"Blended learning, which combines the strength of face-to-face and technology-enhanced learning, is increasingly being seen as one of the most important vehicles for education reform today. Blended learning allows both teacher and learner access to radically increased possibilities for understanding how we transmit and receive information, how we interact with others in educational settings, how we build knowledge, and how we assess what we have taught or learned. Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2 provides readers with the most current, in-depth collection of research perspectives on this vital subject, addressing institutional issues, design and adoption issues, and learning issues, as well as an informed meditation on future trends and research in the field. As governments, foundations, schools, and colleges move forward with plans and investments for vast increases in blended learning environments, a new examination of the existing research on the topic is essential reading for all those involved in this educational transformation. "--

Contributors to this book are professionals and researchers in teaching, educational technology, and educational administration. They describe the latest research, projects, and programs in blended learning (the combination of traditional and technology-based learning), with special emphasis on the various options and models for research approaches, such as survey research, quasi-experiments, case studies, participatory action research, qualitative approaches, and mixed methods. Material is grouped in sections on blending learning models and scale, evaluation, faculty issues, studying non-traditional learners, blended learning in K-12 environments, and international perspectives from Europe and Australia. The book will be useful for those who want to undertake research in online or blended learning environments. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Blended learning, which combines the strength of face-to-face and technology-enhanced learning, is increasingly being seen as one of the most important vehicles for education reform today. Blended learning allows both teacher and learner access to radically increased possibilities for understanding how we transmit and receive information, how we interact with others in educational settings, how we build knowledge, and how we assess what we have taught or learned.

Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2 provides readers with the most current, in-depth collection of research perspectives on this vital subject, addressing institutional issues, design and adoption issues, and learning issues, as well as an informed meditation on future trends and research in the field. As governments, foundations, schools, and colleges move forward with plans and investments for vast increases in blended learning environments, a new examination of the existing research on the topic is essential reading for all those involved in this educational transformation.