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We are at a crossroads in education today. If we were to look at the many factors of change that have occurred in the technological field in the past decade, not to mention the change in the students themselves (Peercy & Cramer, 2001), it becomes apparent that the structure and format of courses need to adapt to meet students’ needs. Hybrid courses provide an alternative to traditional face-toface instruction. The concept of a hybrid education was stimulated by many variables, such as busy students’ schedules, time factors, convenience, and the cost of educational facilities (Hochberg, 2006). According to Buzzetto-More and Sweat-Guy (2006), a hybrid course “blends face-to-face interaction with online learning and involves the delivery of curricular materials, access to resources, submission of assignment and online discussions that may be asynchronous or synchronous in nature” (p.155). The goal of hybrid education is to blend the effective pedagogical methods of face-to-face instruction with advantages of online education (Doering, 2006). Combining the best of both worlds, it is being discovered that some students are more satisfied with the learning experience of the blended approach compared to either face-to-face or online instruction alone. In one study of three methods of teaching a class (face-to-face, on-line and hybrid), Rivera, McAlister, and Rice (2002) found the students favored hybrid learning over the other two modalities. Hybrid education promotes active independent learning and, at the same time, reduces class seat time. Students report it is convenient and much more flexible than taking only face-to-face or only online courses. One of the major reasons for the success of hybrid education is that it gives the opportunity to learn without the restrictions of time and space (Hochberg, 2006). Hybrid education can benefit students by giving them more time to reflect on the issues as they discuss them, and this process can be enhanced by using tools such as videoconferencing (Yanes, 2004).

Is Hybrid Education and Videoconferencing the Wave of the Future for Online Courses?