THE ROLE OF AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN TEACHING ECONOMICS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The article reveals the role of augmented and virtual reality in economic education. The authors describe the ways to use augmented and virtual reality in the educational process. Augmented reality in the field of education has such advantages as: the visibility of the presented material, the possibility of replacing many necessary teaching accessories, the opportunity to consider theoretical materials in more detail, as well as changing any parameters for real-time data. One of the most significant advantages of using virtual reality is a significant improvement in the quality of distance education, as students have the opportunity to connect from anywhere in the world with Internet access. Special attention is paid to introduction of virtual and augmented reality technologies at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. As part of the study, it is found that the introduction of learning methods using augmented reality increased the effectiveness of learning by 8.4%. The authors also identify problems associated with the process of implementing such technologies: a high level of financial costs, the need for additional training of the teaching staff and the lack of required software.