DISTANCE LERNING AS AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The article presents the features of distance learning as one of the educational technologies. The main purpose of the article is to consider distance learning as an innovative technology that is actively used in the modern educational process. The authors utilized various methodologies, including the examination and analysis of pedagogical literature, the systematic organization, and generalization of experiences, the study of pedagogical practices, and experimental research involving observation and the analysis of activity outcomes. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses, along with mathematical statistics, were applied. The educational process is viewed as a system that encompasses the reproduction of a scientific worldview within its content. Its primary goal is the organization and transmission of knowledge, harmonizing content, forms, means, and methods of learning in a cohesive manner. The authors scrutinized the papers of scholars exploring aspects such as contemporary innovative technologies, the digital revolution, international experiences in economic digitization, and the distinctive features of distance learning during quarantine. Educational technology is assumed as a systematic method of creating, applying and defining the entire educational process of teaching and learning knowledge. Innovative mechanisms of education development are presented. Distance learning is analyzed, it showed the methods used and the features of this technology of education. Distance education is relevant in modern society, especially for those students who are deprived of the opportunity to attend offline classes because of various circumstances. It is concluded that distance learning is an independent, effective form of learning.