Title :
e-Business application to students´ blended learning in higher education
Author :
Zascerinska, Jelena ; Ahrens, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Centre for Educ. & Innovation Res., Riga, Latvia
Abstract :
e-Business Supports Higher Education the Same Way It Helps Companies in General. E-Business Application in higher education has already become an indispensable tool in both university staff and students´ daily life. A number of technological, educational and business models of e-Business application in higher education have been developed. However, the educational models of e-Business application in higher education mostly focus on blended learning, thereby they lack the blended educational process that comprises blended teaching, peer-learning and learning. These one-sided educational models do not contribute to the qualitative blended educational process for the improvement of students´ learning achievements. Aim of the present paper is to work out the educational model of e-Business application in higher education underpinning analysis of quality of the institutionalized blended educational process for the improvement of students´ learning achievements. The meaning of the key concepts e-Business application and blended learning is studied. Moreover, the logical chain of analysis is shown: e-Business → blended learning → a model of the blended educational process → empirical study within a multicultural environment. The results of the present research show that students´ learning achievements after having been implemented the blended educational process have been enhanced. Directions of further research are proposed.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; further education; blended learning; blended teaching; business models; e-business application; educational models; higher education; institutionalized blended educational process; multicultural environment; peer-learning; student daily life; technological models; university staff; Analytical models; Business; Computational modeling; Information services; Technological innovation; Training; Blended Educational Process; Blended Learning; Students´ Achievements; University; e-Business Application;
Conference_Titel :
e-Business (ICE-B), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Reykjavik