Role of Forming Technological Competence of Bachelor Students in Online Education during a Pandemic

Abstract

During the pandemic (COVID-19) universities all over Russia frequently switch students to distance learning. Beforehand, online learning has been regarded as just an alternative to the traditional learning format. In modern conditions, it has become the only opportunity (in some cases) to continue education. The modern scientific and practical literature contains the results of studies of the possibilities and effectiveness of using distance technologies in certain segments of educational services. The objective of the research is to analyze scientific publications devoted to the problem of the quality of online education. The purpose of the study is to find the relationship between the quality of online education and the level of technological competence of students. The result of this study is the determination of the explicit dependence of the formation of the technological competence of bachelor students and the success of their online education. It is concluded that in order to maintain the quality of education at the proper level during the transition to distance learning, it is necessary to actively form the technological competence of students from the first years of their studies. The author proposes to use modern online forms of education in face-to-face classes within the disciplines related to information and communication technologies, which belong to the disciplines of the compulsory part of the curriculum of the main professional educational program of higher education. In addition, it is proposed not to forget about continuous professional development in the framework of online education by teachers themselves.