Influence of Innovative Technologies on the Ecosystem of Additional Professional Education

Abstract

In recent years, digital technologies have been rapidly developing in the field of additional professional education, which offer greater freedom of choice of educational programs, reduce the time and financial costs of listeners, and increase the speed of information transfer. In the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, interest in e-learning forcedly increased, since classes in the classroom form familiar to students of additional professional education programs became impossible for a while. The question arises of how, in the absence of prohibitions and restrictions, the classical and electronic forms of education should be combined. The authors draw attention to the ecosystem approach in the field of continuing professional education, in which the key role is assigned to the customer of the educational service. This article is a logical continuation of a series of scientific publications by the authors devoted to innovative ecosystems, including in education. The authors highlight the key elements of the  innovative ecosystem of additional professional education, determine the role and significance of each of them, give specific examples of the implementation of the ecosystem approach in the field of additional professional education.