Development of blended learning in universities

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to discover the optimal conditions, including organizational and legal conditions, for the introduction of blended learning in the higher education system. To achieve the defined objective, the authors analyze the legal regulations that govern the use of various forms of education in the higher education system in general and distance learning in particular and assess the need for the implementation of hybrid education in the Russian Federation at the present time. Based on the research carried out on normative acts, the authors conclude that distance education presents an educational technology and can, therefore, be used as a means of organizing the educational process in the realization of an educational program through any type of learning including the full form of time in accordance with the local regulations of the educational organization in question. It is demonstrated that the implementation of individual principles and approaches in international practice can contribute to the solution of the specific problems of implementation and use of blended learning.