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The development of the modern education system around the world is connected with the application of digital technologies that have become essential for post-industrial society. Education from the traditional system of transfer of knowledge, meanings and values from teacher to student is being transformed into a system of managing the reception of information flows to students and assessment of formed competencies. In the information society, education becomes part of the modern electronic culture, with its inherent features and peculiarities. With the digitalization of learning, both new opportunities arise due to its global openness, the use of “smart technologies”, and certain threats due to the remoteness of interaction and the specificity of the virtual communication environment. The purpose of the article is to study the current trend of digitalization of education, the application of “smart technologies” in education, conducted on the basis of SWOT analysis. The methodological basis for the study will be the philosophical-axiological approach and theory of electronic culture, from the standpoint of which digital education is seen as its important component designed to adapt the new generation to the realities of digital society. As a result, risky prospects and trends for the digitalization of education will be identified, and recommendations will be made to create a safe communication and educational environment for digital learning.
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The priority project in the field of education “Modern digital educational environment in the Russian Federation” was approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on October 25, 2016 as part of the state program “Development of Education” for 2013–2020, available at: http://neorusedu.ru/about.
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We express our gratitude to the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for its support of the project No. 19-29-14007 MK “Assessment of the impact of digitalization of educational and social space on people and development of a system of safe communicative and educational environment”, within the framework of which the article was prepared, as well as the reviewers for valuable comments.
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Baeva, L.V., Khrapov, S.A., Azhmukhamedov, I.M. (2021). “Smart Technologies” in Education: Development Opportunities and Threats. In: Popkova, E.G., Sergi, B.S. (eds) "Smart Technologies" for Society, State and Economy. ISC 2020. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 155. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59126-7_79
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