The effectiveness of the distance learning system of an educational institution

Abstract

The article discusses the features a distance learning system (LMS) organization of an educational institution, reflects modern approaches to the implementation of management decisions in educational organizations. Among the main advantages of using the LMS are free access to the training course, the adaptability and flexibility of the educational trajectory, the relevance of training, minimization of costs, simplified access to training materials for people with disabilities, synchronous and asynchronous educational process, depending on the current needs of the educational institution. The relevance of the information tools used and the reduction of various kinds of costs (labor resources, time costs) during their implementation are emphasized. Particular attention is paid to issues of a financial nature, including the rationale for choosing a platform for the implementation of LMS based on commercial, free access or a system developed by its own resources. It is noted that the use of the SCORM, Tin Can and similar formats in the development of their own LMS may fade into the background if an educational institution has its own standards for electronic documents of open formats, such as XML. The need to build a quality control system for the implementation of the educational process in the development of your own LMS is shown. The distinguishing features are the possibility of generating multi-level reports and the formation of learning statistics, as well as the possibility of analytics, depending on the changing needs of an educational institution for monitoring and managing the educational process in a remote mode. It is noted that individually developed LMS, in contrast to open and commercial ones, have the ability to add their modules for the analysis of statistics. The article provides data on the effectiveness of using this tool for all target groups (faculty, students, administrative staff, legal representatives of students) and their impact on the overall organization of the management process in the system of higher and secondary vocational education.