Video conferencing and webinars: Integration of online tools in traditional forms of educational and scientific activities

The introduction of information technology at the institutional level in modern society requires a change in the methods and organizational forms of education. Unlike traditional educational technology, the use of electronic systems for organizing educational and scientific activities creates conditions to provide the educational process with the quality of continuity through the technological integration of online tools in traditional forms of educational and scientific activities of students. The article presents the views of scientists on the theoretical and practical aspects of organizing video conferences and webinars. The opportunities offered by video conferencing and webinars for educational and scientific activities of students, as well as the main areas of preliminary work on the video conferencing and webinars preparation, are determined in the article basing on the results of an expert survey. © 2020, World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering. All rights reserved.