Agile-Blended Learning for Metropolitan Learners: Insights and Trends

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Title: Agile-Blended Learning for Metropolitan Learners: Insights and Trends
Language: English
Authors: William Ko-Wai Tang (ORCID 0000-0003-2028-5931), Venus Chan (ORCID 0000-0003-3722-9477), Xue-Ying Zhang
Source: Asian Association of Open Universities Journal. 2025 20(3):215-227.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Metropolitan Areas, Adjustment (to Environment), Barriers, Cooperative Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Personal Autonomy, Learning Strategies, Student Needs
DOI: 10.1108/AAOUJ-03-2025-0035
ISSN: 2414-6994
Abstract: Purpose: The recently emerging agile-blended learning (AB learning) is novel to researchers and practitioners alike, and previous research has not examined the characteristics that the AB learning approach has presented in metropolitan learners. The significance of the AB learning approach has been neglected. Design/methodology/approach: This systematic review aims to explore the AB learning strategies for metropolitan learners by examining recent literature from 2020 to 2024 using the PRISMA searching process, coding and analysis. The review included 68 studies after screening articles obtained from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Findings: The results present the current focus of AB learning in literature as flexibility, learner autonomy, technology mediation and collaboration of the AB learning approach for metropolitan learners. The review also provides implications for the future directions of AB learning research. Originality/value: This paper presents an evaluation of the AB learning approach, specifically designed for metropolitan learners and highlights its distinctive characteristics inherent to AB learning.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1491259
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Purpose: The recently emerging agile-blended learning (AB learning) is novel to researchers and practitioners alike, and previous research has not examined the characteristics that the AB learning approach has presented in metropolitan learners. The significance of the AB learning approach has been neglected. Design/methodology/approach: This systematic review aims to explore the AB learning strategies for metropolitan learners by examining recent literature from 2020 to 2024 using the PRISMA searching process, coding and analysis. The review included 68 studies after screening articles obtained from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Findings: The results present the current focus of AB learning in literature as flexibility, learner autonomy, technology mediation and collaboration of the AB learning approach for metropolitan learners. The review also provides implications for the future directions of AB learning research. Originality/value: This paper presents an evaluation of the AB learning approach, specifically designed for metropolitan learners and highlights its distinctive characteristics inherent to AB learning.
ISSN:2414-6994
DOI:10.1108/AAOUJ-03-2025-0035