PROBLEMS OF DISTANCE LEARNING AND FURTHER PROSPECTS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AT A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article considers the importance of remote technologies in higher education during the introduction of strict restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The article examines an issue of students’ attitude to the distance learning format, both initial and subsequent courses, and the peculiarities of students’ perception of the use of electronic educational resources in the process of obtaining medical and pharmaceutical knowledge. Weaknesses of the university’s activities in the use and application of software and hardware, as well as the relevant learning processes, including the collection, processing, accumulation, dissemination and use of information resources for high-quality training of specialists, are identified. Distance learning is a promising direction in higher education, as it provides an opportunity to move to a new level of interaction between the teacher and students. This article discusses problems of distance learning and further prospects for its development on the basis of the experience gained by the Saratov State Medical University n.a. V.I. Razumovsky of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.