BLENDED LEARNING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: THE CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT TIME

The article analyzes the blended (hybrid) form of education as the newest means of providing educational services in educational institutions of the "digital" society. The need to form an educational environment of the latest techniques in accordance with competencies qualities of a specialist is stated. Blended (hybrid) learning as a new method has not received a well-established definition by methodological scientists and needs in-depth study. The generalized definition of the blended form of studying as a symbiosis of online and offline training in various configurations and proportions is formulated, its main components are defined. The role of the hybrid form of education in preparation for practical activities of students and formation of skills of independent activities is emphasized. Models of blended learning are analyzed, examples of their application in the process of publishing world history courses are presented, new adaptations to the modern Ukrainian higher school model of blended learning are determined