Research focus and methodological choices in studies into students' experiences of blended learning in higher education

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-244

  Bliuc, Ana Maria ^a   Goodyear, Peter ^a   Ellis, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Holistic; Methodology; Research focus

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

BLENDED LEARNING; CASE STUDY; HOLISTIC; RESEARCH FOCUS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 36148972459     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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