Blended learning as a means to enhance students' motivation and to improve self-governed learning

Proceedings of the European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 71-77

  Cechova, Ivana ^a   Rees, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blended learning; E technologies; English as a foreign language; Motivation; Writing and speaking techniques; Z generation

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; ECONOMICS; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BLENDED LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; E-LEARNING STRATEGIES; E-TECHNOLOGIES; ENGLISH-AS-A-FOREIGN-LANGUAGE; LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; PROBLEM-BASED; Z GENERATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84899568911     PISSN: 20488637     EISSN: 20488645     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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