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Blended learning has been a short term trend and its wide range of applications has aroused the interest of researchers. Therefore, this research aims to identify which are the critical success factors for adoption of blended learning subjects in traditional classroom courses, from the students' perspective at a private Brazilian university. The investigation took place in a private Higher Education Institution, in south Brazil, through the application of questionnaires to 331 students taking courses in the blendend learning modality. The analysis was performed in a qualitative way, through content analysis, and quantitative way, with the comparison of categorical variables through calculations of the statistics of the relationship between them. The results point to the following critical success factors: first, teachers' digital competence must be developed, as they need to be well prepared to help in the development of students' digital competence. From this, other factors become decisive, such as technology, which must have a friendly interface, be easy to navigate, promote interaction and collaborative construction of knowledge. In addition, the disciplines must be structured with the application of active learning methodologies and with the adoption of a variety of activities that have, mainly, visual stimulus. All the factors raised are interdependent and need continuous improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research has the main objective of identifying the Critical Success Factors (CSF) through the view of tutors and coordinators of distance courses in the management of private Higher Education Institutions (HEI), in order to reflect on the factors which influence the success of the business. The growth in the offer of distance courses has stimulated competition. Because of this, one should not only think about educating students, but also about good business management. The research sought to answer the following question: "What are the critical success factors in the management of distance education (DE) in private HEI under the vision of tutors and coordinators?" To search for answers to this question we opted for a quantitative approach, using as a subject of research the teachers and coordinators in the DE of two private HEIs located in Rio de Janeiro, in order to identify the CSF in the management of DE under their eyes and experiences in the teaching-learning process and management. The relevance of this article is to outline the main CSF in the management of the DE, not so that it is a business standard, but a possible marker for the other institutions that operate in the DE business. As a result, the following CSF were identified: The size of HEIs; teacher tutors; pedagogical model; face-to-face tutors; and supporting infrastructure - physical facilities (rooms, computer lab, auditorium, library, others). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]