Blended Learning: Research Perspectives by Edited by Anthony G. Picciano and Charles D. Dziuban (2007-02-01)

This book emerged from a series of blended learning workshops, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2004 and 2005 at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). Thirty professional educators with online learning experience were invited to share their expertise in blended learning and to develop a national perspective. The planning committee of individuals associated with the Sloan-C Consortium developed an agenda in 2004 that focused on the definitions, types, and nature of blended learning. In 2005, the committee established working groups to discuss institutional perspectives, best practices, and research. The research group consisted of 10 members, who were published authors and researchers in the field of online learning, and who had begun studies of or were contemplating research on blended learning. A preliminary review of the literature indicated that there were very few studies that concentrated on blended learning in higher education, confirming that no research base e