EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
In the XXI century, the development of the world economy is determined by the nature of the transition from developed countries to the «knowledge economy», the determining factor of production is science and education. Therefore, an important place in modern research is occupied by the study of methods of production and transfer of knowledge. In countries with a technological core, human capital determines the pace of economic development and scientific and technological progress. As a result, public interest in the education system as the basis for the production of this capital increases. The purpose of the work is to identify the role of education in the conditions of the «new economy». This article is devoted to the development of an approach to modern education in the context of the «new» economy - the «knowledge economy», which involves the use of" change management to improve the efficiency of the organization. Special attention is paid to the analysis of modern educational formats that are relevant in the context of the knowledge economy, as well as to the areas of improvement of Russian university education. The educational formats themselves are considered, attention is paid to their characteristic features, features and conditions of their application. The article critically analyzes the existing educational format of modern Russian education and the main features of the "free education" model, which is used in leading Western universities. Within the framework of the latter model, options for an open curriculum, a system of distributional requirements, and a so-called «nuclear program» are considered, the possibilities of implementing them in modern Russian realities are considered by the authors. «Project-based learning» is presented as one of the key areas of transition to new educational formats. The author emphasizes the need to rely on cross - and interdisciplinary approaches in the educational process, which make it possible to form a competitive, mobile, actively independent personality that is in demand in the labor market beyond departmental, regional and national borders.