DISTANCE LEARNING: MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTIONS AND RESULTS

The process of distance learning as a purposeful organization and stimulation of educational and cognitive activity of students to acquire knowledge, skills, and develop creative abilities from the position of management and institutionalism is a set of stages, norms, rules, forms, and methods which allows us to judge its results and effectiveness of the organization. Education is also a management process that includes goals-setting, planning, organizing, motivation, and controlling. These components are used in Russian high-education practice based on the results of a survey of university teachers and young people. Goals-setting means establishing the goals that encourage the teacher and student to interact. The distance form is available at a convenient time (place) for both the teacher and the student. Planning and organizing are related to learning opportunities and outcomes. This is a definite organization of various stages of learning in terms of time and access to resources. There are also direct (costs for high-quality Internet, purchase of equipment), and indirect costs of interaction (access, time delays, etc.). Motivation for distance learning should be strong, because the student independently plans his activity in the educational process. Controlling here is rather formal - this is the main weak point of this form. Students' self-control is more effective. Thus, the effectiveness of distance learning strongly depends on the period of learning, its level, and the content of the program. The goals pursued by the teacher and student, the organizing of the process, motivation and controlling of learning the course are important too.