Digital educational environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: realities and prospects

The article examines the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic on the development of education in the context of digitalization of the educational space. On the one hand, the pandemic accelerated the introduction of digital technologies into the educational environment; on the other, it led to the largest disruption in the functioning of the education system worldwide. The epidemic aggravated the existing problem of inequality in education, affected the productivity of the educational process. Studying the factors influencing the effectiveness of distance learning technologies is an important aspect of reducing educational losses in the long term.