DIGITAL EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW ECONOM
vol.3, pp.290-298, 2020 (Conference Book)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 3
- Publication Date: 2020
- Page Numbers: pp.290-298
- Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
DIGITAL EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW ECONOMY Leyla Hajiyeva Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Azerbaijan Leyla_Hajiyeva@unec.edu.az ABSTRACT In the era of the new economy, the educational space is growing rapidly and expanding due to the development of the digital environment: electronic models of universities are being formed, electronic textbooks are being created, educational platforms are appearing and developing, the number of mass open online courses (MOOC) is measured in the thousands, and the number of their consumers - in the millions. Digital education is primarily electronic technologies that can be used in the traditional learning process in order to improve the quality of education and involve a huge number of students, not limited to physical space. The article explores the features of the development of digital education in modern conditions, considers the main indicators of the network readiness of countries, and analyzes the network readiness index for a number of selected countries. The relevance of the digital transformation of higher education is analyzed, it is noted that such a transformation is a significant cultural and organizational change in universities. The issues of building a digital learning environment (DLE) in universities are discussed in details; the purpose of such DLE, the organization of a personalized self-sufficient learning system is noted. Based on an online survey, data on the digital competence of university teachers are analyzed, suggestions are made to improve the level of digital knowledge and skills. Keywords: digitalization, digital learning environment, digital competencies and skills, euniversity