Latest trends in distance education

Abstract

The process of digitalization of Education has been going on for a long time. However, a strong surge of interest occurred during the period of time restrictions on communication related to Covid - 19 and the widespread transition to a completely remote format of interaction between all participants in the educational process. Digitalization has affected all levels of education and direct the activities of students, teachers, administrators or stakeholders. The aim of the study is to analyze the latest trends in distance education and a comparative analysis of the readiness of secondary and higher education to introduce digital distance learning in practice. Methods. The research is based on systematic and comparative analysis, dialectical method, as well as methods of classification and generalization. Special attention is paid to the system-functional approach, which makes it possible to identify and characterize the interrelationships of different levels of educational activity. Results. A logical assessment of the possibilities of the distance education process implemented in digital format for secondary and higher education, as well as corporate training, allowed us to formulate and justify the significance of a number of the most relevant criteria. Conclusions. The justification of each of the presented criteria for evaluating the distance education process implemented in digital format contributed to the identification of problems and shortcomings of online learning, which can serve as a topic for further research in this area.