Ageycheva Anna, PhD

Nalyvaiko Maksym

Sytnyk Serhii

Poltava National Technical University

SWEDISH DISTANCE HIGHER EDUCATION MODEL AND PRINCIPLES

Distance education is developing rapidly and is used in many Swedish universities. In most countries the term to describe a learning management system (English Learning Management System LMS) differ. Learning Management System is a computer program that combines the functions of teaching, learning, assessment and management of educational courses[1]. Often countries develop their own systems of management training. Some universities in the late 1990s and early this century developed their own LMS. Swedish learning management system called Ping Pong and used in major universities in Sweden [2].

Learning Management System (LMS) is the driving force of innovation in engineering education. Leading universities, administrators, teachers, researchers and students interested in learning social dividends from investments in modern computer programs to improve teaching and learning. Different countries tend to use different terms to describe the LMS, which is defined as a computer program that combines the functions of teaching, learning, assessment and management of educational courses. In Sweden training platform in a virtual environment education is not uncommon [3]. Sweden There are university distance learning model for the training purpose in Sweden.

1.Model learning at the university with a presence in it of a classical education type. Having trained faculty, traditional universities have a significant potential for intelligent design and creation of pedagogically useful courses based on modern information and communication technologies with the use of multimedia and hypermedia technology. Studies carried out mainly using case-based technologies (printed books, electronic materials, etc.) using communication tools.

2. Model of Distance Learning based on the collaboration of several institutions. Such co-operation in the design, creation and use of distance education increases their teaching quality, reduces their cost. Collaboration can be national and international.

3. Model of e-learning in universities that are specially created for this purpose. At the core of active learning is self-study oriented students with manuals, literature, recordings on audio and video cassettes, computerized courses. Along with these learning tools in the pedagogical process applied computer teleconference. Introduction teleconferencing requires some changes in the curriculum and the organization of the educational process.

4. Consortium. This model represents the union of the two universities. In applying this model, they share training materials or dividing some functions, such as a university has been developing training materials for distance learning, the other - provides a virtual learning group of teachers or conducting official accreditation program for remote formation. This can be a partner universities in general and their individual centers, departments, or even a commercial or public undertakings operating on the market of educational services. Consortia are effective only if strict centralized management and compliance with copyright and proprietary rights created resources. An example of such a model is an open educational agency Sweden (Open Learning Agency, Sweden).

5. Franchise. In the model of learning organized on a franchising partner universities send each other their distance learning courses. In this case, any university that has proved itself in the market of educational services, may transfer the right to conduct courses designed it, other higher education institutions - partners who are just starting out in the field of distance education and no experience of self-development training resources for learning. An interesting detail of this model: students to study at your university, receiving educational services in the same volume and the same quality as the top high school students consortium, the same thing happens with diplomas upon completion of training. Attributes of leading universities and throughout maintained. Business School Open University (Open University Business School, UK) and its interaction with universities in Sweden. Validation very common model of learning in which the educational institution enter into an agreement that e-learning services to provide all partners equally. This is one of them involved in the validation of diplomas, accredited courses and distance education programs, is responsible for issuing officially recognized diplomas and certificates confer degrees, etc.

6. Projects. The model is designed for distance learning of arbitrary large-scale project within the public educational or research programs. In this model, the leading role of scientific and methodical center, where the main developers of qualified staff teaching materials, teachers and leading distance learning courses. Distance learning courses are being developed in the scientific and methodical center are broadcast to a large audience of the country (region).

1. Hillman S.J. and Corkery, M.G. (2010). University infrastructural needs and decisions in moving towards online delivery programmes. In Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 32(5), (pp. 467-474).

2. Allwood, Jens Tvärkulturell kommunikation – Intercultural communication, Papers in anthropological linguistics / Jens Allwood ; Göteborg University, Dept of Linguistics. – Göteborg, 1985.

4. Roberts, C. (2008). Implementing Educational Technology in Higher Education: A Strategic Approach. In The Journal of Educators Online, 5(1), (pp. 1-16).