Digital Education in Russia and Central Asia

Introduction.- Section 1 Specifics of the educational system in Russia and Central Asian countries and prerequisites for its development.- Chapter 1 Modern model of higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 2 The importance of higher education for human development in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 3 The contribution of higher education to social development and improvement of the quality of life in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 4 The market of higher education services as a vector of economic growth in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 5 Traditions and innovations in the higher education system in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Section 2 Institutional foundations for the formation and development of digital high education and their specificity in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 6 History of distance learning and educational technology from the world over (and how past, existing and very likely, future challenges will continue to manifest in different forms).- Chapter 7 Historical account of evolution of digital technologies in higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 8 The formation of digital education under the influence of globalization and the peculiarities of Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 9 Pedagogical and instructional design of digital learning design, development and delivery.- Chapter 10 Evaluation of digital learning from the standpoint of effectiveness for the concerned parties: universities, employers, students, and state.- Chapter 11 Governmental policies and initiatives in the specific countries towards promoting digital education and their effectiveness.- Section 3 The rule of thumb in the development of digital high education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 12 Features of the approach to the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 13 The role of economic policy in the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 14 Infrastructure and technology for digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 15 The digital economy and the information society as the basis for the development of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 16 The experience of distance learning in the framework of digital education in Russia and Central Asian countries amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Section 4 Current problems of education in Russia and Central Asian countries and opportunities to address these problems in the framework of digital high education.- Chapter 17 Reliance of universities in Russia and Central Asian countries on state financing and performance requirements: the prospects for compliance with these requirements in the framework of digital education.- Chapter 18 Universities in Russia and Central Asian countries in global university rankings and the prospects for strengthening their positions in the framework of digital education.- Chapter 19 Globalization of higher education in Russia and Central Asian countries as well as the prospects for increasing exports in the framework of digital education.- Chapter 20 New demand for digital personnel in a digital economy of Russia and Central Asian countries and the prospects for the training of such personnel in the framework of digital education amid the COVID-19 crisis.- Chapter 21 The need for the global coverage with higher education within the concept of lifelong learning in Russia and Central Asian countries and the benefits of digital education.- Chapter 22 The requirement for equality of access to higher education for all categories of the population in Russia and Central Asian countries and compliance with it in an age of digital education.- Section 5 Future prospects for the development of digital high education in Russia and Central Asian countries.- Chapter 23 The algorithm for increasing efficiency of universities in