HISTORICAL STAGES OF THE DISTANCE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of transition of traditional education to distance learning. The study of the historical stages of development of distance education will contribute to a deeper understanding. The purpose of this article is to study the historical stages of development of distance education, as well as to establish the advantages and disadvantages of the introduction of distance education. The main methods used in the article are methods of historical analysis of scientific works on distance education, methods of comparative analysis and generalization. Currently, distance learning is becoming increasingly popular, as there is an increase in the number of people who want to get an education, but do not have the opportunity to do so in the form of full-time education. As a result it can be argued that the manifestation of MOOC as an education system is spontaneous and needs to be further refined. Today, distance education can only serve as a supplement to the traditional form, the most effective implementation will be a combination of these two models of education.