Digital Educational Platforms: Advantages and Disadvantages

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The relevance of this article is justified by the authors due to the importance of digitalization of the educational process in the modern world. Digital platforms take a significant position in the issues of digitalization not only in the educational environment, but also in many other areas of human activity. Therefore, it was decided to analyze the main advantages and disadvantages of using digital educational platforms. The purpose of the article is to study the classification of existing digital educational platforms and reflect their advantages and disadvantages. The study uses classical general scientific research methods: analysis and synthesis of information; comparison; grou** and generalization. The authors suggest three classification features of digital educational platforms. It is concluded that digital educational platforms have their advantages and disadvantages, while only what is more important for a particular person remains significant.

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Troshina, E.P., Dobrova, V.V., Kozyreva, M.P. (2022). Digital Educational Platforms: Advantages and Disadvantages. In: Ashmarina, S.I., Mantulenko, V.V. (eds) Digital Technologies in the New Socio-Economic Reality. ISCDTE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 304. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83175-2_25

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