UNIVERSITIES UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF REMOTE EDUCATION INSTRUMENTS

In recent decades, distance education has received priority in many prestigious universities in developed countries. The transition to distance education at many universities in Moldova was fraught with many problems, both social, economic, and psychological. COVID-19 was a prerequisite for the forced transition of universities to distance education. At each university, the possibilities of using not only educational platforms, but also web applications providing video conferencing, that is, virtual communication tools with students online were analyzed. The tools that provide virtual communication with students in the distance education system are diverse and have both advantages and disadvantages. In the long term, the experience of combined lectures in a pandemic can be useful for the development of distance education in universities.Irina Movila, PhD (Hab.), Associate Professor Alecu Russo Balti State University, Republic of Moldov