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The development of the IT industry and global digitalization have made online education an essential part of academic society. E-learning has gained popularity by virtue of its convenience, a personal approach, and accessibility. The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasized the benefits of e-learning and accelerated its diffusion in the educational process. As a result, e-learning has the promise to become the dominant approach in education. However, the disadvantages of distance learning, which have become apparent during the pandemic, might be critical when deciding about the future of the educational system. A total shift could lead to a decrease in student progress in studies and, as a result, to the degradation of the levels of achievement of graduates. We believe the solution to these issues is a flexible combination of reasonable online and offline options, which give the opportunity to change the balance of formats in the case of an emergency, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Such an approach will allow synergicity by emphasizing the benefits of each format and by neutralizing the disadvantages.
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Serovaiskaia, E., Serovaiskii, A. (2022). Challenges and Prospects of Online Education Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. In: Chechurin, L. (eds) Digital Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00801-6_10
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