Problems of digitalization and development strategies of lifelong learning

the article analyzes the state of the problem of digitalization of continuing education, as well as the interaction of alternative strategies for its development - «reproductive» and «productive». The authors identify six areas of digital modernization of education, considering each of them in terms of how it is affected by each of the strategies. As the last and most modern - the seventh - direction of digitalization of continuing education, it is proposed to consider one in which the development of conceptual and mathematical models and psychological and pedagogical tools for monitoring the processes and results of the development of both reproductive and creative thinking actions and abilities of students is carried out. The most radical transformation of the system of continuing education, according to the authors of the article, will take place on the basis of the development and implementation of the «digital angel» technology. In conclusion, it is emphasized that the latest direction of digitalization of continuing education in the context of a productive strategy for its modernization can serve as a basis for its preparation for changing the main targets related to the needs of the future labor market, where creative, reflexive and communicative (meta-) competencies will become the most popular. Keywords: education, digitalization, strategy, creativity, experience, thinking, knowledge, digital angel.