Blended mobility is a term used to describe an educational concept that combines physical academic mobility, virtual mobility and blended learning. It aims to promote employability of higher education students. Since 2009 is has evolved from virtual mobility,M. Vriens; W. Van Petegem; I. Op de Beeck; M. Achten (January 2010), Virtual mobility as an alternative or complement to physical mobilityI. Op de Beeck; K. Bijnens; W. Van Petegem; M. Achten (2009), Home & Away. Coaching exchange students from a distance. A best-practice manual on blended mobilityM. Achten; M. Vriens; I. Op de Beeck; W. Van Petegem (2010),Virtual support for physically mobile URL (visited June 2018) keeping the international value of academic mobility, but at the same time giving a concrete answer to possible family related, financial, psychological and social barriers of a physical mobility.C.M. Sanchez; M. Fornerino; M. Zhang (2006), Motivations and the intent to study abroad among U.S. French and Chinese students, Journal of Teaching in International Business.M. Souto-Otero; J. Huisman; M. Beerkens; H. de Wit; S. Vujić (March 2013), Barriers to International Student Mobility: Evidence From the Erasmus Program,Educational Researcher In the Digital Education Action Plan of the European Commission (January 2018) it is stated that blended mobility will be further promoted with new opportunities in Erasmus+ to support both online and face-to-face learning and student exchange in different countries.European Commission, Communication from the commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions on the Digital Education Action Plan (visited July 2018) Definition Blended mobility is an educational concept that combines virtual mobility through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and short-term physical mobility. The goal of this methodology is to obtain similar benefits as those gained with physical mobility but with less barriers.
Blended mobility is an educational concept that combines physical academic mobility, virtual mobility and blended learning. It aims to promote employability of higher education students. Since 2009 is has evolved from virtual mobility,M. Vriens; W. Van Petegem; I. Op de Beeck; M. Achten (January 2010), Virtual mobility as an alternative or complement to physical mobilityI. Op de Beeck; K. Bijnens; W. Van Petegem; M. Achten (2009), Home & Away. Coaching exchange students from a distance. A best-practice manual on blended mobilityM. Achten; M. Vriens; I. Op de Beeck; W. Van Petegem (2010),Virtual support for physically mobile URL (visited June 2018) keeping the international value of academic mobility, but at the same time giving a concrete answer to possible family related, financial, psychological and social barriers of a physical mobility.C.M. Sanchez; M. Fornerino; M. Zhang (2006), Motivations and the intent to study abroad among U.S. French and Chinese students, Journal of Teaching in International Business.M. Souto-Otero; J. Huisman; M. Beerkens; H. de Wit; S. Vujić (March 2013), Barriers to International Student Mobility: Evidence From the Erasmus Program,Educational Researcher In the Digital Education Action Plan of the European Commission (January 2018) it is stated that blended mobility will be further promoted with new opportunities in Erasmus+ to support both online and face-to-face learning and student exchange in different countries.European Commission, Communication from the commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions on the Digital Education Action Plan (visited July 2018) 
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Definition Blended mobility is an educational concept that combines virtual mobility through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and short-term physical mobility.
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The goal of this methodology is to obtain similar benefits as those gained with physical mobility but with less barriers.