Electronic learning at a university as a new educational paradigm

Abstract

The main task of the state social policy is formation of a digital society, the development of the digital economy as an urgent sphere of people's life. This has led to the transition of many areas to digital technologies: education, healthcare, services, etc. Objective circumstances of the global scale of spring 2019, associated with the widespread spread of coronavirus infection has caused optimization of distant educational technologies. The implementation of the new idea of e-education is inextricably linked with the process of its digitalization. The research problem: what are the factors of e-learning as a new educational paradigm in a university? The purpose of the research is to reveal the essence of e-learning at a university, its goals, components and functions. The research methodology is composed of a set of methods of scientific knowledge: generalization, analysis, synthesis. The research results. Theoretical and methodological prerequisites for the digitalization of education as a new educational paradigm have been revealed; the functions of digital education have been defined; technology brands of e-education have been identified; the concept of «digital literacy» has been disclosed. Key findings: e-learning is an innovative educational paradigm based on the transformation of the educational process (change in guidelines, organizational and managerial forms, technologies, teaching aids) and the use of a digital educational environment; e-education serves as a tool, an environment that opens up new learning opportunities through the use of technology brands (cloud technologies, online courses, «mobile» learning, adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, behavioral analytics, gamification). The research results can be used for further theoretical and methodological substantiation of the problem of e-learning in higher education, and in activities of modern scientific and pedagogical workers in the context of digitalization of the educational space.