Transformation of higher education in the conditions of informatization and digitalization

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to consider the transformation of higher education under the conditions of informatization and digitalization. The relevance of the study is due to the active penetration of digital technologies into all spheres of life in modern society. Businesses and governments of countries around the world, including Kazakhstan, have realized the need to accelerate the processes of digitalization and digital transformation of the economy in order to achieve competitive positions in the emerging digital space of the new global economy. The digital transformation of processes and technologies in the economy, society and, of course, in education is a fact that has happened. The new reality inexorably conquers entire spheres of life, makes privacy a ghost of the past, completely destroys statuses, boundaries and distances between people, “compresses” time, makes almost any information available for study, work, recreation. Digitalization creates conditions for access to education, optimization of administration and management, and improvement of educational content. Moreover, it is increasingly becoming a driving factor in the country’s socio-economic development. The necessary competencies are often acquired outside the walls of educational institutions, since educational programs often do not keep up with the dynamics of technology. The teacher turns from a carrier of translated knowledge and skills into a navigator that helps to navigate the knowledge bases. All this requires an analytical approach to the study of this process, a scientific and methodological study of the implementation of such changes. This study examines the problems that are especially relevant in connection with the reform of the Kazakh system of higher education, the changes that are taking place in education.