Application of remote technologies in education

Abstract

Purpose

At present, the development of information technologies changes the whole system of public functioning. Special attention is paid to the system of higher education, as it forms future highly qualified specialists, who will become the basis of digital economy. According to this, new remote technologies are implemented into the system of education each year, which are a basic prototype of smart technologies. The purpose of this paper is to determine the role of remote technologies in the development of the system of higher education and to form skills with the students.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on this, it is necessary to solve the following tasks: view the aspects, peculiarities and possibilities of remote education; distinguish the main tools of remote technologies in education; offer electronic final program as a remote method of evaluation of students’ knowledge.

Findings

In this study, the following methods are used: analysis, synthesis, logical method, abstraction and comparison. Scientific novelty consists in performing research in the sphere of significance and implementation of remote technologies in the system of higher education of the Russian Federation.

Originality/value

This research could be useful for public officers who form programs of development of higher education and for academic staff of higher educational establishments.

Citation

Stroeva, O.A., Zviagintceva, Y., Tokmakova, E., Petrukhina, E. and Polyakova, O. (2019), "Application of remote technologies in education", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 33 No. 3, pp. 503-510. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-08-2018-0251