<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/2005" mdate="2012-03-24 00:00:00"> <author>Reem A. Alebaikan</author> <title>The Future of Blended Learning</title> <pages>321 - 325</pages> <year>2012</year> <volume>6</volume> <number>3</number> <journal>International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2005</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/63</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The emergence of blended learning has been influenced by the rapid changes in Higher Education within the last few years. However, there is a lack of studies that look into the future of blended learning in the Saudi context. The most likely explanation is that blended learning is relatively new and, with respect to learning in general, underresearched. This study addresses this gap and explores the views of lecturers and students towards the future of blended learning in Saudi Arabia. This study was informed by the interpretive paradigm that appears to be most appropriate to understand and interpret the perceptions of students and instructors towards a new learning environment. While globally there has been considerable research on the perceptions of elearning and blended learning with its different models, there is plenty of space for further research specifically in the Arab region, and in Saudi Arabia where blended learning is now being introduced.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 63, 2012</index> </article>