RT Journal Article
T1 A Delphi-based approach for detecting key e-learning trends in postgraduate education: The Spanish case
A1 López-Catalán, Blanca
A1 Bañuls, Víctor
K1 Higher education
K1 Delphi
K1 Spain
K1 e-Learning
K1 Trends
AB PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of national level Delphi study carried out in Spain aimed at providing inputs for higher education administrators and decision makers about key e-learning trends for supporting postgraduate courses.Design/methodology/approachThe ranking of the e-learning trends is based on a three-dimensional analysis that combines the cost of implementation, the impact of each trend on learning outcomes and the diffusion forecast among postgraduate courses in the time horizon. The authors use the Delphi method for managing an expert panel.FindingsMobile learning, gamification, social media and open education are found as some of the key e-learning trends that might have greater educational impacts in postgraduate programs in the next years. These results are expected to help educational institutions to plan future positioning strategies depending on their starting positions, resources and intentions to innovate.Originality/valueEducational managers and planners need to identify priority issues and principal trends in higher education in order to raise their innovative offer and to maintain competitiveness. The results might help them. Moreover the indicator and the methodological approach is a novelty in the field.
PB Emerald
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20130
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20130
LA en
NO Lopez-Catalan, B. and Bañuls, V.A. (2017), "A Delphi-based approach for detecting key e-learning trends in postgraduate education: The Spanish case", Education + Training, Vol. 59 No. 6, pp. 590-604. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-12-2016-0186
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing
DS RIO
RD May 24, 2026