Open AccessOnline Education as a Way to Increase the Resource Capacity of «Silver» Age People
Author(s) -
Lyudmila Lesina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
izvestiâ uralʹskogo federalʹnogo universiteta. seriâ 1. problemy obrazovaniâ, nauki i kulʹtury/izvestiâ uralʹskogo federalʹnogo universiteta. seriâ 1, problemy obrazovaniâ, nauki i kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-7151
pISSN - 2227-2275
DOI - 10.15826/izv1.2020.26.4.083
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , empirical research , covid-19 , economic growth , resource (disambiguation) , pandemic , silver bullet , sociology , online learning , public relations , political science , multimedia , computer science , economics , medicine , computer network , philosophy , linguistics , disease , epistemology , pathology , anthropology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The article is devoted to the prospects for the development of the online segment in the system of «silver» education — for the «third age» people. The purpose of the article is to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the online learning format of the older generation of Russians. The empirical basis of the article is the data of a sociological study of the problems of education of residents of the Sverdlovsk region older than 45 years, carried out in 2019–2020. The results of the empirical study revealed the educational needs of the «silver» age people and their readiness for the digital format of education. In conclusion, author show the risks of developing the «silver» segment of online education associated with the current social and economic crises, pandemics, and unbalanced government policies in the interests of the older generation of Russians.