Additional Education in Russia. Ways of Development

The paper is dedicated to issues in modern additional education in Russia. Three types of additional educational are analyzed: formal, informal and self-education. In the study are investigated percent of people, which are involved in additional education in Russia in the age 25-64 years in comparison with other OECD countries. Different information technologies for additional education are analyzed, including distance learning, e-learning and MOOCs. In the paper the main issues of information technologies for additional education in Russia are formulated. The result of the paper is several ideas about improvement of these technologies usage. The ideas based on technological development and implementation, and on current issues about their usage for additional education.