Abstract
Quarantine restrictions have increased the relevance of distance learning, and the level of information and communication technology development has made it possible for the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to switch to online mode, this being the optimal solution amid the pandemic. The object of this paper is to analyse the practical aspects of distance learning under quarantine and to identify the key factors affecting its efficiency. The assessment of the distant technologies use during the educational process and its efficiency was carried out by means of anonymous online questionnaire survey of the students from 4 higher education institutions: University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, National Transport University, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and Separated structural subdivision of the Kyiv College of Municipal Economy of The V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University. The research has revealed the level of technical provision for distance learning; the level and practical experience of using distance technologies by the participants of the educational process was determined; the behavioural factors (students’ attendance and teachers’ adherence to the class schedule and thematic outlines) were examined; motivational factors of students’ learning online were analysed; the most significant benefits of distance learning were examined; the higher education students’ attitude to the blended and distance forms of learning was determined. It has been substantiated that distance learning organisation in the institution based on a single shared platform is a prerequisite for ensuring a highly effective online learning process. The practical value of the paper lies in the application of the survey results to enhance and increase the distance learning efficiency at the higher education institution level
Highlights
In recent years, information technology and the possibility of its use, namely the Internet, have provided favourable conditions for the development of the information society both in the world and in Ukraine
Quarantine restrictions have increased the relevance of distance learning, and the level of information and communication technology development has made it possible for the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to switch to online mode, this being the optimal solution amid the pandemic
Apart from the immediate participants of the educational process – the student and the teacher – a smooth online learning process in HEIs is impossible without proper planning, appropriate curriculum development and various organisational issues
Summary
Information technology and the possibility of its use, namely the Internet, have provided favourable conditions for the development of the information society both in the world and in Ukraine. Modern information technologies have given an impulse to the digitalisation of the educational process: the introduction of distance learning in educational institutions. Active introduction of distance learning into the educational process is envisaged ..., which involves a significant part of the work with information, i.e., the perception, assimilation and communication. Specifics of distance learning in the modern Ukrainian educational space. Distance learning has been implemented in Ukraine for over ten years, and the approval of the Regulation on Distance Learning [2] has provided possibilities for its implementation in the educational process of Ukrainian institutions
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