Since the end of the 20th century, educational standards have been changing, and many countries have switched from a traditional approach to a competence-based one. Despite the numerous works on the issue, there is still no standardized definition of competencies and their components. The study of the competencies, including new digital competencies, is neces-sary because education within the framework of the competence-based approach helps to reduce the gap between theory and practice, which makes it possible to train specialists ready to work in a new digital era, where one of the main tasks is the formation of the digital economy. The digital economy implies the development and creation of digital, high-tech products within the country. The ability to safely operate digital products is reflected in security competence, which is important not only in professional activities but also wh...

This paper is devoted to the comparative analysis of three online learning plat forms used by three universities (Dubna State University and Pyatigorsk State University in Russia and University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” in Italy) for the forced adoption of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advantages, defects and restrictions of each learning platform are analyzed along with the factor of human error and incompetence while using the platforms. It was found that it was difficult to establish the authorship of the tasks performed, to check the real attendance and level of involvement during online lectures, and to ascertain students’ identity without violating laws on personal data and privacy. What is more, the participants of the educational process demonstrated their lack of experience and technical skills to work with the platforms, and their lack of motivati...