This study examines the effect of blended learning (BL) practices on students' academic achievement in higher education settings through meta-analysis and meta-thematic analysis based on the data derived from document analysis. To comprehensively understand the effect of BL practices on students' achievement in higher education settings, the…

As the years progress, blended learning has risen in popularity. In light of a lack of systematic research on the significant intertwined influence on English learners' academic success, this empirical study attempted to reveal critical success factors of students' English learning outcomes in the blended learning environment based on the…

With the rise of "Internet + Education," blended learning has become a new trend in higher education. This study aims to explore how behavioral willingness and self-efficacy affect the learning effect of college students in this new learning mode. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was used to construct a…

This article aims to design a novel edge-centric hierarchical cloud architecture to optimize mobile learning (m-learning) performance during learners executing computation-intensive learning applications. This research adopts the potential of distributed computing paradigms, that is, mobile edge, for improving the effectiveness of m-learning…

Cultural competence is a continuously developing process that requires transition-to-practice program training to enable new graduate nurses (NGNs) to transfer their knowledge and skills to clinical practice in a culturally sensitive manner. The development and implementation of residency programs, including a cultural competence curriculum, could…

The research aimed to make a quasi-experimental study of College English in a Chinese blended learning community environment. A mixed method was adopted to collect data about students' academic achievement and learning satisfaction. Academic achievement consisted of obtrusive data from the final exam, and learning satisfaction data came from a…

Numerous studies on blended learning have mentioned the positive impact of social support on students' attitudes and behaviors. However, organizational support is also crucial and should not be ignored. Therefore, this study examined the relationships between organizational support, information and communication technology (ICT) self-efficacy,…

As blended learning pedagogy gains an increasing popularity in higher education, there is a need to continually report both students' and instructors' perceptions regarding blended learning in order to generate better learning outcomes. This paper examines how students and instructors perceived the incorporation of MOOCs in students' blended…

The adoption of blended mode of e-learning is dominant basically because of the affordances of the combination of both the benefits of online and face-to-face sessions. In view of this, most traditional distance education institutions have acquired Learning Management System (LMS) for online learning to support the face-to-face aspect of lesson…

Collaboration proves to be an effective way to facilitate students' engagement and solve the mostly-mentioned problems of blended learning (BL). For collaborative BL, self-regulated learning (SRL), self-efficacy and engagement are frequently referred to in BL studies and represent key elements of effective BL. Furthermore, the interaction of these…

COVID-19 has led to quarantines, isolations, and social separations worldwide. Universities use distance education and blended learning especially for practical courses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning via Edmodo on students' performance and attitude when learning some fundamental boxing skills.…

Deciding the proportion of online to face-to-face components of a blended learning course is a complex problem that entails many decisions. These decisions are affected by different criteria related to the nature of the course, the educational institution, the teacher, and the students. The impact of these influential criteria on the design…

Academic self-efficacy is identified as one of the strongest predictors of students' academic performance. However, few studies have explored the factors that influence students' academic self-efficacy in a blended learning environment. By developing a comprehensive model, this study investigates the main factors that influence students' academic…

Under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of vital importance to explore its impact on the psychological wellbeing of the students in higher education. Accordingly, this research investigated hopelessness among students at a state university in Turkey throughout the pandemic. The research was conducted in two separate studies, one…

The concept of blended learning, a combination of online and face-to-face learning, has become popular in educational settings. Using qualitative methods, this study investigates the role of blended learning and in-service teachers' perceptions. Blended learning was used for 19 in-service teachers during their summer degree program at a Chinese…