Prospects for the development of digital education and mass open online courses in the assessments of teachers and students

Abstract

Systemic contradictions in the mismatch of demand for education on the part of the state, society and employers are revealed. The structure of digital education, including information resources, telecommunications, management systems, is revealed. The levels of users’ access of mass open online courses taking into account the content delivery’s technology are analyzed.
 The data of the questionnaire survey of students and teachers about the motives of the forms of education’s choice, mastering electronic courses’ difficulties, evaluation of the forms of knowledge’s effectiveness control are presented. The typology of online courses’ users is defined. Promising directions of digital education’s formation and development in engineering universities are outlined.

Internet Technologies in Distance Education

“…The third group includes more active students, they study online in addition to full-time classes or are interested in the subject of the course. The 4th type includes students who actively use MOOC in the learning process to gain additional knowledge [37]. The study of students' MOOC preferences showed that the majority of the participants (72%) chose MOOC because it seemed an interesting and good way to gain new knowledge.…”

Virtual choice algorithms and ergonomics of distance services in education

“…Активное продвижение онлайн курсов повышает мотивацию студентов к выбору среды дистанционного образования, круглосуточный доступ к контенту позволяет совмещать учебную и профессиональную деятельность; внедрение интерактивных и адаптивных форм тестирования знаний и компетенций обеспечивает более качественное управление образовательным учреждением, его инфраструктурой и материально-технической базой [1].…”