The Role of Distance Learning in Modern Education

The purpose of distance learning is to provide educational services through the use of modern information and communication technologies at certain educational or educational and qualification levels in accordance with state education standards; programs to prepare citizens for entry into educational institutions, training foreigners and improving the skills of workers. The objective of distance learning is to provide citizens with the opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to education and vocational training, professional development regardless of gender, race, nationality, social and property status, type and nature of occupations, ideological beliefs, belonging to parties, attitudes to religion, health status, place of residence according to their ability.

Features of Distance Learning Education

Flexibility: students receiving distance education generally do not attend class but study at a convenient time and in a convenient place. A small amount of time and volume of part of the educational process of distance education can be carried out in absentia (examination, practical, laboratory work, etc.). The quantitative and substantive indicators of this part depend on the direction of preparation (specialty) and the stage of development of distance education.

Modularity:
the modular principle is based on the distance education program; each individual course creates a holistic view of a particular subject area, enabling a set of independent course modules to form a curriculum that meets individual or group needs.

Parallelism:
training is carried out simultaneously with a professional activity (or with training in a different direction), that is, without interruption from production or other abctivity.

Large Audience:
Using multiple sources of educational information to a large number of students and listeners at the same time, communicating with students through telecommunication between students and teachers.

Cost-effective:
Efficient use of training facilities and facilities, concentrated and unified presentation of information, use and development of computer simulation should reduce the cost of training professionals.

Adaptability:
the use in the educational process of new advances in information technologies that contribute to the entry of a person into the world information space.

Social equality:
Equal opportunities for education regardless of place of residence, health or social status.

Internationality:
the opportunity to receive education in educational institutions of foreign countries without leaving your country and to provide educational services to foreign nationals and compatriots living abroad.

The new role of the teacher:
distance learning education expands and renews the role of the teacher, makes him a mentor-consultant, who must coordinate the cognitive process, constantly improve those courses that he teaches, improve creative activity and skills in accordance with innovations and innovations.

Positive impact on the student:
enhancement of creative and intellectual potential of a person receiving distance education through self-organization, desire for knowledge, use of modern information and telecommunication technologies, ability to make responsible decisions independently.

Quality:
the quality of distance education is not inferior to the quality of the full-time form of education, since the best teaching staff is used for the preparation of didactic means and the most modern teaching and methodical materials are used; it is envisaged to introduce specialized quality control of distance education in accordance with its educational standards.