DISTANCE LEARNING IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

Summary. The publication analyzes the problems and prospects of implementing distance learning in Ukraine. The role of distance education as an important mechanism of informatization and intellectualization of modern society is revealed. Based on sociological research, the main trends in the development of distance education at the regional level are shown. The main problems of introduction of distance learning in general educational institutions and institutions of higher education of Dnipropetrovsk region are revealed. A comparative analysis of the main trends in the introduction of distance education in Ukraine with global development trends. Particular attention in this publication is paid to the analysis of the main problems and prospects for the implementation of distance learning in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The analysis was conducted based on the results of sociological research of the Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council. quarantine conditions. The results of the research revealed the peculiarities of the introduction of distance learning in the Dnipropetrovsk region in quarantine, identified technical means, platforms and cloud services used for distance learning and provided an opportunity to predict further ways to improve the implementation of digital technologies in the educational process at regional and national levels. The results of the research also provided an opportunity to conduct a comparative analysis with the results of other sociological studies on the specifics of the introduction of distance learning during the pandemic during 2019-2021 and identified many typical problems and trends for the formation and further development of distance education in Ukraine.