THE SPECIFICS OF THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTS OF DISTANCE AND BLENDED LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Abstract

The article studies an urgent problem of effective modern pedagogical technologies and their use in distance and blended learning in higher education programs. The authors examine the current state of modern society and, in particular, the education system. On this basis, the necessity of implementing pedagogical activities in the above-mentioned formats is demonstrated. The authors interpret the terms “distance learning” and “blended learning” that are most appropriate for the purpose of this study. They define the basic principles of the educational process implementation in such formats and identify which educational technologies can be most successfully used in such conditions. The work demonstrates differences that exist between the course of their application in a distance format on the one hand, and in a mixed format on the other hand. The researchers consider some digital resources, the widespread use of which contributes to such technologies successful implementation.