Digital competence as a prerequisite for effective organization of distance education in a globalized world

Abstract

In the globalized digital world, society has faced new challenges regarding the training and education of specialists capable of quickly adapting to life situations, independently acquiring the necessary knowledge and applying it in practice. The problems of providing education today, in particular, during the establishment of quarantine and in the conditions of martial law, required in real activity to find ways of their rational solution, using current technologies. Today, the Ukrainian higher school is undergoing global changes and reforms, the transformation of traditional teaching methods, the informatization of the educational process, and the introduction of information and communication technologies are taking place. To a large extent, the organization of the education system has recently been affected by anti-epidemic measures carried out to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and military operations taking place on the territory of Ukraine. The introduction of distance learning makes it possible to solve the problem of finding an effective education system in modern conditions, provides opportunities for obtaining continuous education of any level and quality, and creates conditions for continuous self-development for every person, regardless of age, gender, state of health and financial situation, individual and psychological features. Electronic distance learning provides individualized interaction between participants and organizers of the educational process both asynchronously and synchronously in time in the form of distance learning classes such as lectures, practical classes, laboratory classes, consultations and others. Undisputed advantages of the implementation of electronic distance learning are: flexibility of the system; the possibility of introducing the latest developments; the student studies at a time convenient for him, in any place and without breaking away from work.

Keywords: educational activity of education seekers; distance learning; blended learning; information environment; communication means; e-resources.