The Use of Digital Technologies in Distance Learning
The article deals with the problem of using digital technologies in education, in particular, the effectiveness of distance learning. The purpose of this study is to analyze current problems in the development of digitalization in the distance learning format at the university. The tasks are description of the factors of digitalization of universities, analysis of the effectiveness of distance learning, characterization of the main advantages and disadvantages of distance learning. The hypothesis of the study is that the efficiency and quality of the functioning of the system of higher and professional education will grow and improve with the active introduction of digital technologies in the learning process. In the course of the study, the author used theoretical research methods (analysis, classification, generalization). The research results are as follows: the emerging COVID-19 pandemic has affected a sharp increase in the popularity and use of online education in various segments of the educational process.