Higher education

World Wide Web

Mathematics education

Artificial intelligence

Psychology

Relevance (law)

Blended learning

Educational technology

Neuroscience

Political science

Pedagogy

Emerging technologies

Perception

ICTS

Excellence

Computer science

Knowledge management

Information and Communications Technology

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

This study addressed several outcomes, implications, and possible future directions for blended learning (BL) in higher education in a world where information communication technologies (ICTs) increasingly communicate with each other. In considering effectiveness, the authors contend that BL coalesces around access, success, and students’ perception of their learning environments. Success and withdrawal rates for face-to-face and online courses are compared to those for BL as they interact with minority status. Investigation of student perception about course excellence revealed the existence of robust if-then decision rules for determining how students evaluate their educational experiences. Those rules were independent of course modality, perceived content relevance, and expected grade. The authors conclude that although blended learning preceded modern instructional technologies, its evolution will be inextricably bound to contemporary information communication technologies that are approximating some aspects of human thought processes.

Blended learning: the new normal and emerging technologies