Abstract
The technology of blended learning is one of the most promising in today's society. This article expands the notion of blended learning, discusses its history and stages of development in the world. As a result of an analysis of the genesis and history of the emergence and development of blended learning the author reveals its features at each stage of development in the world system of higher education. The main reasons for the emergence of blended learning in the educational process. At the same time the main historical moments, which formed the basic principles of its development technology of blended learning in today's conditions. The author's permutation of the formation and development of the system of mixed learning in the world and Ukraine in particular. The paper outlines the conditions for the use of digital educational resources as an inseparable and very important component of blended learning. It is shown that their features that emerge from the general properties of digital media, which distinguish them from printed materials and give them low historical advantages. In mixed learning environments, digital resources acquire entirely new didactic properties: diversity of forms of educational information presentation and multimedia; concentration, diversity and variability, and as a result, variability; interactivity; flexibility and adaptability. It is shown what types of digital educational resources and online services are actively used at the current stage of development of blended learning technologies. It has been announced that digital resources can be used in blended learning as well as those created by the teachers themselves. However, it is recommended that preference be given to integrated electronic resources which combine educational content and tools for organizing the educational process. However, blended learning is an advanced educational technology that has broad prospects for use and further development. The main reason is that blended learning, when properly and fully applied, leads to the formation of valuable qualities of a person, which are also known as skills of the XXI century: Critical thinking, ability to choose reliable data sources and select information necessary for problem solving; creativity, the ability to creatively rethink the information available, to synthesise new ideas and solutions; teamwork, the ability to interact productively with others, to find like-minded people and form teams; the desire to learn and grow throughout life; the ability to make decisions and be responsible for them, etc.
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