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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2020. Vol. 9, no. 3, 21–33
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2020090302
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Ways to enhance the effectiveness of online education

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A.V. Leybina, G.A. Shukuryan

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Abstract

The article is an analytical review of current recommendations provided in foreign scientific literature for secondary and higher education in terms of online learning enhancement through transformations in course content, platforms, assessments, and ways of teacher-students interaction. Recent recommendations in this regard are described from the position of methodology (educational procedures), psychology (motivation, information perception and processing, and communication), and technical solutions (platforms and interfaces).

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Keywords: e-learning, digital education, distant learning, online learning, E-courses, online courses

Journal rubric: Educational Psychology and Pedagogical Psychology

Article type: review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2020090302

For citation: Leybina A.V., Shukuryan G.A. Ways to enhance the effectiveness of online education [Elektronnyi resurs]. Sovremennaia zarubezhnaia psikhologiia = Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 2020. Vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 21–33. DOI: 10.17759/jmfp.2020090302. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Anna V. Leybina, PhD in Psychology, Senior Scientific Officer, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0967-3837, e-mail: leybina@yandex.ru

Goar A. Shukuryan, Specialist in Psychology, Education and Methodology Specialist, Deputy Head, Psychology of Language and Foreign Language Studies Department, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-6133, e-mail: goar09@gmail.com

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