E-learning usage at Siberian State Aerospace University through international educational platforms

E-learning is considered to be one of the leading directions in education development all over the world. To support competitiveness among institutions offering a wide variety of educational services which of them does its best to introduce information and communication technologies into the educational process to develop e-learning on the whole. The aim of the research is to reveal problems which prevent from full implementation of e-learning at SibSA U and to suggest ways on solving those problems through optimization of e-learning introduction process at the university by motivating students and teaching staff to participate in massive open online courses and formation of tailored platforms with the view to arrange similar courses at the premises of the university. The paper considers the introduction and development level of e-learning in Russia and at SibSA U particularly. It substantiates the necessity to accelerate e-learning introduction process at an aerospace university as a base for training of highly-qualified specialists in the area of aviation, machine building, physics, info-communication technologies and also in other scientific areas within which university training is carried out. The paper covers advantages of e-learning usage in the educational process through students and teaching staff participation in massive open online courses and mastering other up-to-date and trendy educational platforms and their usage in the educational process at SibSAU. Much attention in the paper is paid to difficulties offull e-learning introduction at SibSAU. Due to this fact it is suggested that it is necessary to optimize the e-learning introduction process in the frame of university activity taking specialization of the university, its location and recognition at the local, federal and international levels among employers, applicants and their parents into account.