DISTANCE LEARNING — OPPORTUNITIES OR LIMITATIONS?

This article is devoted to the problems of organizing distance learning, which was especially relevant in the spring of 2020, when all students and teachers were forced to interact in a new format that not many were familiar with. In this regard, a lot of questions and problems arose for all participants in the educational process. To develop the quality of the distance learning process, it is necessary to identify and investigate these problems. The work considers some historical aspects of the emergence and implementation of the very idea of distance learning. The study aims to clarify the attitude of students to distance learning, to identify the possibilities and limitations of this format. The study was carried out in the form of a distance survey of fulltime and part-time students of the Kostroma State University and the Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. The study reveals the attitude of students to the distance learning format, clarifies its impact on health and the general level of anxiety among students. The advantages and disadvantages of the distance learning format based on the subjective experience of students are specified. Forms of work with students within the framework of the distance learning format that proved effective and not very effective are identified. The authors of the article trace the correlation between the distance learning format and the quality of the formed competencies in students. The study may be of interest to regional education authorities as an objective assessment of the transition to distance learning and for building comprehensive work to eliminate the most pressing problems. Obviously, this topic requires further study as the opportunities for distance learning in higher education expand.

distance learning, competencies, information technology, forms of education, education, new format, higher education, pandemic, educational process, teaching aids.

Charushina E. I., Timonin A. Yu. Distance learning — opportunities or limitations? Business. Education. Law, 2021, no. 1, pp. 390—399. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2021.54.109.