Blended learning as a condition for the formation of cooperation and interaction competence of future teachers

This article examines the features of the educational process using blended learning technologies. The author clarifies the concept of blended learning and considers it as the optimal environment for the development of cooperation competence and collaboration of future teachers in group projects in a distance learning environment. The article highlighted four levels of integration of elements in the blended learning model, "blended learning" term was specified, which is considered in two main directions: blended learning as a kind of training course format, in which active teaching methods are built into distance courses (project method, group discussions, brainstorming, business game); a model of organizing full-time learning using distributed information and educational resources «with elements of asynchronous and synchronous distance learning».