Problems and Prospects of Mixed Education at the University During the Digitalization Period

Abstract

The author addresses the urgent problem of the synthesis of traditional and e-learning and considers one of the promising formats of study at a university - blended learning. The terminological analysis revealed analogues to this training: blend training, mix training, blended learning, hybrid learning, integrated or web-based advanced learning. Its essence is a reasonable combination of offline and online technologies, methods, interaction techniques and tools. The methodological basis of the study was a comprehensive, integrative-competency and professional approaches. Turning to numerous domestic and foreign studies, the author proves the inevitability and popularity of this form of education. One of the varieties of this approach is described - inverted learning. In blended learning in the digital age, along with traditional technologies, web services and platforms, social networks, instant messengers, distance learning systems, collaboration environments, smart contracts, etc. are actively used. The article outlines the advantages, problems and prospects of the blended learning concept. One of the acute problems is the online training of teachers. Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation V. Falkov urges urgent training of all teachers by 100%.