Social Aspects and Web 2.0 Challenges in Blended Learning

The term e-learning is revolutionizing learning way and it is having a large impact on knowledge society is rapidly evolving into a Blended Learning method, which blends online learning with more traditional learning. Blended Learning can contribute to enhance learning and teaching opportunities worldwide. The chapter analyses the features that impact the success of the blended learning methods, evaluating their potentialities and characteristics. Moreover, an analysis of future challenges and perspectives represented by the mobile devices, the collaborative technologies of Web 2.0, and of multimodal interfaces, are explored. Finally, a qualitative study that the authors carried out by means of open interviews to Italian teachers in order to analyze their perceptions and experiences of Blended Learning methods is described.