In the era of globalization export of education has greatly increased all over the world and the Russian Federation is not an exception. Multicultural classes filled with students of different nationalities, cultural backgrounds and languages put a new challenge before the educators. One of the possible solutions to create an equally successful learning environment for all students is applying flipped classroom approach which is connected with the reasonable use of ICT. The article discusses the principles of organization of the flipped class as well as its main characteristics. The authors study the effectiveness of flipped classroom in language learning and describe mobile applications, Internet resources and online services that possess high didactic potential for blended learning. The paper gives the analysis of flipped classroom approach advantages and disadvantages on the results of survey carried out while teaching future specialists in Kuzbass. The outcomes of the study revealed that the main benefit of the flipped classroom approach in ESL teaching is the improvement of students` achievements and therefore their motivation and satisfaction. Among the significant drawbacks of the approach the dependence on technologies and students` reluctance to learn new material autonomously via online resources are mentioned.
Abstract. The paper covers the concept of innovative approaches in education based on incorporating MOOCs options into traditional classroom. It takes a look at the ways higher education instructors working with the mining engineers enrolled in advanced training programmes can brighten, upgrade and facilitate the learning process. The shift of higher education from in-class to online format has changed the learning environment and the methods of teaching including professional retraining courses. In addition, the need of mining companies for managers of a new kind obligates high school retraining centres rapidly move towards the 21 st century skill framework. One of widely recognized innovations in the sphere of elearning is MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that can be used as an effective teaching tool for organizing professional training of managing staff of mining companies within the walls of a university. The authors share their instructional experience and show the benefits of introducing MOOCs options at the courses designed for retraining mining engineers and senior managers of coal enterprises. Though in recent researches the pedagogical value of MOOCs is highly questioned and even negated this invention of the 21 st century can become an essential and truly helpful instrument in the hands of educators.
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