This is proposal for my PHD study Evaluating the Effectiveness of the blended learning Experience in Saudi electronic University from Male Students' Perceptions. Name: Sulaiman Alshathri Email address: s-aal@hotmail.com Mobile telephone number :07411655157 Word count:456 Student number : 201205850 1. Introduction SEU is the first electronic university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the Arab world (http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/06/15/220871.html 2012). SEU have realized the Importance of blending face-to-face with online instruction when developing new educational processes. The rapid developments in Saudi Higher Education have led University to move with this international trend. 1.2 Purpose of the Research To serve this study aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the blended learning experience in SEU from male learners' perceptions, the purpose of the research process is to provide data for this evaluation by measuring the range of the learners' perceptions of their abilities to learn autonomously through blended learning, their subjective rating of their interaction with content, instructors and each other in blended learning, their summations of blended learning positives and negatives and their perceptions of barriers facing blended learning and its requirements and possible improvements. The purpose of the study as a whole is to provide a resource and a framework to university who planned to develop or upgrade their blended learning program in this way, so that they could perceive possibilities and make informed choices about their planned innovations. 2. Literature Review 2.1 Evaluation It is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of blended learning at university in order to identify the realities of blended learning, to support the positives and avoid the negatives, thus helping to attract efforts and money to achieve the goals of blended learning. This evaluation must lead to development and the development must be based on the evaluation s result (Reeves and Hedberg, 2003). 2.2 The Concept of Blended Learning The most common definition refers to an integration of online learning and traditional face-to-face learning. Graham (2006) indicates that online (webbased) learning and face-to-face learning have remained largely separate in the past due to the differences in their methods and audience needs. He points out that 100% online learning, or distance learning, requires more self-paced learning and learner-materials interactions when compared with (traditional) face-to-face learning that places priority on human-human interaction. 3. Research methodology Research questions : 1. What is the extent of the learner’s perceptions of their abilities to learn autonomously through blended learning? 2. What is the extent of learner’s perceptions of their interaction with content, Instructors and between themselves in blended learning? 3. What are the positives and negatives of blended learning according to the learners Perceptions? 4. What are the learner’s perceptions of the requirements and barriers facing blended learning and their suggestions for the improvement of blended learning? The questionnaire and focus group interviews will use as the most appropriate tools for information gathering for this study. The questionnaire answered the first and second sub-questions about learners abilities to learn autonomously through blended learning and the extent of their interaction with the content, instructors and colleagues. After analyzing the questionnaires a focus group interview will conduct to answer the third and fourth sub-questions about the positives and negatives, and the requirements for and barriers to blended learning and to collect suggestions for the development of blended learning.