The idea of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has attracted a lot of media attention in the last couple of years. MOOCs have been used mostly as stand-alone, online courses without credits. However, some researchers, teachers, colleges, and universities have attempted to utilize MOOCs in blended format in traditional classroom settings. This paper reviews some recent experiments in the contex...

Despite their advantages, blended approaches have been met with mixed results by learners. There is a general view that learners who are known as Digital Natives or Millennials, are technologically savvy. Research, however, suggests rather that they possess poor levels of digital literacy and have demonstrated some degree of avoidance towards e-learning tools (Boyd, 2014; Chigeza and Halbert, 2...

This paper sets out the central problem of current blended learning research that it does not have an appropriate focus on educational theory. The paper explains how the blended learning praxis in higher education can be understood in terms of Rousseau’s educational theory. The research methods for collecting qualitative data from 28 academics in 3 universities are explained concisely. The anal...

Experiences with online learning in higher education have grown due to advancements in technology, technological savviness of students, changes in student expectations, and evolution of teaching approaches in higher education. Blended learning, the thoughtful fusion of face-to-face instruction with online learning, can enhance student learning and provide rewarding teaching experiences for facu...

Neben dem klassischen Ladenverkauf hat sich insbesondere für Konsumgüter der Verkauf von Waren über das Internet (eCommerce) als Verkaufsweg etabliert. Der Artikel startet mit der These, dass diese Vertriebswege, insbesondere in den kundennahen Prozessen, völlig getrennt voneinander ablaufen. Diese These wird durch eine Feldstudie belegt. Die Anreicherung des Ladenverkaufs durch eCommerce-Ansät...

Innerhalb der Bildungsinstitution Museum entstehen durch den Einsatz von Informationsund Kommunikationstechnologien (IuK) neue Möglichkeiten der Informationsvermittlung. Im Blended Museum wird versucht, virtuelle und reale Präsentationsformen miteinander zu vermischen. Dies ermöglicht hybride Vermittlungsstrategien, die neue und vor allem vielfältigere Besuchererfahrungen erlauben, als dies mit...

The study investigates the effect of aluminium oxide nanoparticles as an additive to Madhuca Indica (mahua) methyl ester blends on performance, emission analysis of a single-cylinder direct injection diesel engine operated at a constant speed at different operating conditions. The test fuels are indicated as B10A0.2, B10A0.4, B20A0.2, B20A0.4 and diesel respectively. The results indica...

Shape blending has several applications in computer graphics. In this paper, we present a new method for smoothly blending among multiple polygonal shapes. The blended shape is computed as a weighted average of the input shapes. The weight of each input shape is allowed to vary across the shape. This feature increases the flexibility for controlling the local appearance of the blended shapes. O...

Blended Learning, a learning facilitation that incorporates different modes of delivery, models of teaching, and learning styles, introduces multiple media to the dialog between the learner and the facilitator. This paper examines online communication as the link between established theory of learning and literature on e-learning in order to better understand the appropriate use of blended lear...