Digitalization of education in the modern society: problems, experience, prospects

Abstract

The article analyzes the digitalization of modern education. Its relevance is determined by the role of education in the life of the modern society, which is based on the principles and values of the post-industrial era. Every year digital technologies play an increasingly important role in the improvement of national education, contributing to the enhancement of the quality of training of teachers-to-be and bringing education closer to science. At the same time, these technologies require an analysis of their impact on the society. In this regard, the study of digitalization of education and its social consequences appears to be a very relevant area of scientific research. To achieve the goal, methods of social cognition, the analysis of philosophical, sociological, pedagogical literature, the synthesis and modeling of socio-cultural processes have been used. The main problems of the digitalization of education have been identified: dehumanization of educational relations and further dehumanization of all other social relations, the ability of students to be creative, the growth of pragmatism and individualism based on the values of personal comfort and consumption. The prospects for the digitalization of the education system have been determined: instrumental prospects – equipping educational institutions with high-quality software, information systems that provide access to educational resources, the introduction of information (distance) technologies, online learning, changing the requirements for teachers and students, the formation of new educational structures , inevitable changes in the usual forms and methods of education; value-meaningful prospects – finding a harmonious unity with the best traditions of national education. Solving practical issues related to the implementation of the state policy of digitalization of various spheres of social relations, which contribute to the coordination of the efforts of scientists, politicians, civil society institutions for the socio-economic and cultural development of the information society, is of crucial importance.