Modern technologies create new opportunities for higher education and lifelong learning. Electronic technologies are changing its character: institutions of higher education all over the world are forced to respond to the growing demand for online education in a distance format (both at the level of basic and additional programs). Online universities are emerging in the world; their model is recognized as one of the five promising Russian education export projects. In Russia, online education has been developing rapidly since 2013. The government of the Russian Federation has adopted a number of projects aimed at improving it, especially in higher education. Thus, since 2017, there is a project ‘Development of the export potential of the Russian education system', which aims to export Russian educational programs to the international market (including in digital format). The authors studied the information base of Russian universities that implement online education in foreign languages, developed criteria for assessing the created products, their success, as well as the main strategies for promoting online courses in foreign languages with the help of infrastructure, regulatory, information, organizational and marketing tools. The paper compares the international experience in the development of MOOCs, the infrastructure of their promotion, and the Russian practice of creating online courses (programs) in foreign languages. Another task was to develop a strategy to promote Russian MOOCs. Finally, on the basis of the original model, the relationship between online programs and the University rating is traced. This study continues the discussion on higher education reforms and opportunities for its export.
TESLENKO VALENTINA A.
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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In the journalp. 59-65
Networking of universities in the world and in Russia: creation and development of strategic partnerships
G. Krasnova, V. Teslenko
Internationalization of higher education system leads to active creation and development of international strategic partnerships at institutional and national levels. International cooperation allows educational organizations to improve and to expand their capabilities of educational services provision and, as a result, to increase competitiveness in the world market. In this regard, universities around the world undertake increasing efforts to create and improve the effectiveness of international strategic partnerships by developing strategies and programs for their development. The authors of the article analyze the main trends in network interaction of higher education institutions in the European Higher Education Area and in Russia: their strategic priorities, forms of institutional partnerships and internal institutional organization, as well as factors that contribute to effective implementation of international strategic partnerships. The article also describes the basic model of universities' international activity organization, decision-making process for creation of strategic partnerships and funding sources of networked universities. In conclusion, special attention was attributed to network universities with the participation of Russian higher education institutions, their main characteristics and prospects for development of the network cooperation of Russian higher education institutions.
