E-LEARNING TOOLS FOR NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING

Nowadays, the learning process occurs in different forms, with traditional methods of learning being supplemented and replaced with new online and blended learning formats. The capabilities of modern information technologies make it possible to widely use online courses and specializations produced at numerous universities and leading companies that develop new technologies. E-Learning has become an international trend. Various Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platforms have become very important, including the National Open Education Platform developed in the Russian Federation. Many modern nuclear physics and engineering courses are developed in collaboration with leading scientific centers and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (ROSATOM). This article provides information about the successful cooperation of the large international, intergovernmental scientific center, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), and the National Research Nuclear University «MEPhI» (NRNU MEPhI) with the participation of universities of Bulgaria, Mongolia, Vietnam, Egypt, Serbia and the Republic of South Africa. Such cooperation is aimed to provide an open information and educational environment of fundamental and applied research support, online courses for national and international platforms, and virtual laboratory workshops in nuclear physics and nuclear electronics. In addition to information about e-learning, this article talks about research practices and master class organization for high school students and schoolchildren from different countries, including Egypt, Mexico, India, Vietnam, and the Republic of South Africa. Despite the fact that educational courses about nuclear physics and related technologies are used by a relatively small circle of students and young professionals, our analysis shows that they have a wide audience around the world, including countries that collaborate with JINR, NRNU MEPhI, and ROSATOM. Virtual laboratory workshops dedicated to the basics of experimental nuclear physics are already used at universities in many countries worldwide.

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