Vestnik of Samara University. History, pedagogics, philologyVestnik of Samara University. History, pedagogics, philology2542-04452712-8946Samara National Research University409210.18287/2542-0445-2015-21-1-15-22UnknownCan online education become an alternative to the traditional University?GotlibA. S.morenovsv@ssau.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097Samara State University0101201521115222103201721032017Copyright © 2015, Gotlib A.S.2015<h4>The article is devoted to the results of sociological analysis of the problem of the future of the University in the context of civilizational challenge from online- education. The results of expert survey on this problem are analyzed. Along with that the results of survey by methods of in-depth and focus group interviews with the users of online- educational services are presented.</h4>traditional university, civilizational factor, online-education, problem, empirical analysis, perspectivesтрадиционный университет, цивилизационный фактор, онлайн-образование, проблема, эмпирический анализ, перспективы[1. Bushmakina O. Self-determination of a university in the postmodern society. Ideia Universiteta][i topos mysli. Materialy konferentsii, posviashchennoi 25-letiiu kafedry filosofii gumanitarnykh][fakul’tetov SamGU [Idea of university and topos of’ thought. Materials of the conference, devoted][to 25 year old anniversary of the Department of Philosophy of Humanitarian Faculties of Samara][State University]. Samara, Izd-vo Samarskii universitet, 2005 [in Russian].][2. Bauman Z. Individualized society. M., Logos, 2002 [in Russian]][3. Rikityanskaya M. University of the Future: ideas and possibilities. Otechestvennye zapiski][[National Notes], 2013, no. 4 [in Russian].][4. Pokrovsky N. Secondary product of globalization: universities in front of global changes.][Ideia Universiteta i topos mysli. Materialy konferentsii, posviashchennoi 25-letiiu kafedry filosofii][gumanitarnykh fakul’tetov SamGU [Idea of university and topos of’ thought. Materials of the][conference, devoted to 25 year old anniversary of the Department of Philosophy of Humanitarian][Faculties of Samara State University]. Samara, Izd-vo Samarskii universitet, 2005 [in Russian].][5. Abankina T., Abankina I. Place of institutes in the new economics: strategies and threats.][Otechestvennye zapiski [National Notes], 2013, no. 4 [in Russian].][6. Sofronov P. After the demodernization. Otechestvennye zapiski [National Notes], 2013,][no. 4 [in Russian].][7. Prutkova N. Russian education and ways of its improving. Vestnik Samarskogo][gosudarstvennogo universiteta [Vestnik of Samara State University], 2010, no. 5(99) [in Russian].][8. Volokhonsky V., Sokolov M. Political economy of Russian institutes of Higher Education.][Otechestvennye zapiski [National Notes], 2013, no. 4 [in Russian].][9. Konstantinovsky D. Inequality in the sphere of education: Russian situation. Monitoring][obshchestvennogo mneniia: ekonomicheskie i sotsial’nye peremeny [Monitoring of public opinion:][economical and social changes], 2010, no. 5 [in Russian].]