Blended learning (a.k.a hybrid learning) is a course model that combines on-ground face-to-face training with online instruction. Students enrolled in blended learning courses complete the majority of their coursework remotely through web-based learning and attend on-ground courses as needed to practice and reinforce what they learned in theory online.

For the online portion of blended learning, institutions can choose whether to implement a live, synchronous class where instructors and students are in a session together and students can accrue hours, or self-paced, asynchronous classes, where students can complete the learning when it works best for them.