Yulia V. Artemyeva

Research background: qualitative and quantitative changes taking place at the present stage of development of the higher education system in Russia have led to a shift in emphasis in the competition between higher education institutions and the educational product they offer: universities improve the quality of the implementation of educational programs by promoting new or more competitive products in increasingly tough competition for entrants. The purpose of the article is to reflect the results of a large-scale monitoring of the quality of the implementation of educational programs of a higher educational institution. Research hypothesis: the authors suggest that in order to improve the quality of the implementation of educational programs of the university, it is necessary to analyze the existing strategy in the framework of digital distance learning, as one of the most popular in modern conditions and gaining more and more popularity. As a research method, a sociological survey (questionnaire) was chosen, the respondents of which were 250 students and teachers of the Russian State Social University. The study revealed that the vast majority of respondents refused to completely switch to digital distance learning – about 87% of respondents. However, students of bachelor's and master's degree studies of the correspondence department were in favor of using digital distance learning in the educational process – 80% and 75%, respectively. At the same time, the low quality of training programs used in digital distance learning, and the lack of individual adaptation of training materials to the requirements and abilities of the student, requires the introduction of interactivity into the materials and the competent content of training programs, which is one of the indicators that affect the choice of an educational institution by potential consumers of educational services. The authors came to the conclusion that it is necessary to organize the training of teachers to improve their professional level in order to meet the challenges of our time in the form of digital technologies. It is also necessary to organize control over the use of digital technologies in education. The results of the study can be used to improve the quality of the implementation of educational programs of the university.