Distance Learning at University: Trends, Problems and Prospects

This article is devoted to current research in the field of the influence of the digital economy on the formation of a set of key competencies and the training of specialists in the modern world. The article discusses a new type of competence in demand in the modern market - “technological”. The authors consider digital competences as a means of effective interaction between the student and the educational environment. To analyze the features of creating a digital educational environment in universities, an assessment of digital literacy was carried out and a mechanism for its formation and maintenance at an acceptable level should be created. The article presents the results of studies of students’ perception of distance learning in a regional university of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. This educational institution is an information platform within the framework of the formation of digital competences in demand in Industry 4.0. Many IC and IT developments of the system of higher and additional education are being implemented here.