Blended learning: third generation of distance learning; Theory and models

The current educational system is in transition from traditional to modern educational methods. The advantages of traditional face-to-face teaching methods, on the one hand, and the advantages of modern non-face-to-face methods, on the other, necessitate a method that can take advantage of both methods. Combined learning in a new paradigm as the third generation of distance learning, with advantages such as optimal use of time, possibility of personalization, more creativity, increasing the skills required for the ۲۱st century, saving resources and preserving the environment, more parental awareness of the educational process And students' academic achievement and the possibility of access to educational content at different times and places. Combined learning models that can be used individually or in combination of several models include: Khan ۸-dimensional model, IBM ۴D model, COI interrogative community model, integrated model, station rotation model, laboratory rotation model, individual rotation model, flip in Classroom, Flex model, A La Carte and virtual enriched model.

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learning , mobile learning , combined learning , learning models