Online and Blended Postsecondary Learning: An Evidence-Based Perspective

Online and Blended Postsecondary Learning provides a comprehensive yet accessible synthesis of new knowledge about the benefits and challenges of technology-enabled teaching and learning in higher education. Summarizing the last ten years of research, trends, and strategic issues in online and blended learning, this book draws from major studies and meta-analyses as well as original scholarship to present a coherent and balanced account of digital learning’s opportunities and limitations.Across ten chapters, the authors illustrate how empirical research and professional practice have evolved in light of the explosion of urgency around remote learning and the widespread consumer availability of artificial intelligence tools.They review theoretical underpinnings of how students learn and explain how the affordances of current and emerging technologies can support effective, evidence-based instructional approaches.The authors then discuss institutional contexts for supporting effective pr