Distant learning in extreme conditions: problems of readiness and pedagogical interaction among the subjects of the educational process

The transition of all Russian universities to distant learning at the end of March, 2020 revealed a number of organizational and pedagogical problems associated with identifying the readiness of university teachers and students for a new form of interaction. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of readiness of the subjects of the educational process for the implementation of distant learning at the level of legal regulation, pedagogical qualifcations and pedagogical interaction. The research hypothesis is based on the assumption that pedagogical interaction in the course of distant learning has special properties that make increased demands on the professional qualifcations of university teachers, as well as on the competencies of both subjects of the educational process.The article analyses the degree of elaboration of the issue of pedagogical interaction in the legal and scientifc literature. The results of the empirical study conducted in order to identify the degree of readiness of university teachers and students to use distance learning are described and analysed. Recommendations are suggested to improve the quality of distant learning and the degree of satisfaction of participants in pedagogical interaction.