НОВІ СОЦІАЛЬНІ МЕДІА ТА СОЦІАЛЬНІ МЕРЕЖІ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ

Abstract

Introduction. Modern interactive society is characterized by a constant increase and globalization of communications, the quantity and quality of which constantly grows.Purpose. The purpose of the article is to study the essence, genesis and possibilities of new social media and social networks in the modern educational process.Methods. To achieve this, general scientific and special research methods were applied. It was found that social media is both a technology and a kind of Internet sites.Results. From a technological point of view, the social network is an interactive website with a large number of users whose content is filled by the participants themselves. Consequently, the main function of social networks is the association of people with similar interests in one community or group. It was found that educational social networks connect students and cadets. These services are focused on interaction in order to realize academic projects, research or connect scientific and pedagogical staff. Research social networks target the academic audience (researchers, doctoral students, adjuncts, graduate students). Such networks allow academic researchers to engage in collaborative research.Originality. Therefore, the article clarifies the content of such concepts as «new social media», «social network» and develops the views on their application in the educational process.Conclusion. Modern wars and Ukraine's aspirations for membership in NATO put forward new requirements for the educational process in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These are team-based training using a variety of automated control systems, innovative forms of training, and, in particular, distance learning. This requires further research of Internet technologies, with an aim to modernize military education, bring the Ukrainian army closer to the North Atlantic Alliance standards.