Blended Learning Approach Using Moodle and Student’s Achievement at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman

This study attempts to identify factors behind the usage of a blended learning approach that could have an effecton students' achievement, motivation, collaboration and communication as perceived by students. It also aims toanalyze obstacles faced by students in using Moodle in blended learning. A sample of 283-students from allcolleges at Sultan Qaboos University was randomly selected. A questionnaire of 45 items is developed to collectdata. The results reveal that using Moodle in blended learning has an average level of effectiveness related tostudents' motivation with a mean of 3.216 and mean of 3.164 for students' achievements, and mean of 3.199 isrelated to students' collaborations and communication. The results showed there is no statistical significantdifference among student perceptions related to gender and college type. The results also revealed that thehighest obstacles facing students related to frequent disturbance in computer devices with mean 3.090. Based onthe result of the study, many recommendations have been developed.