Online Education in BRICS Countries: New Opportunities for Post-pandemic Development

Paper studies features of the development of online education sector in the BRICS countries in pre-pandemic and pandemic dynamics, assess its prospects as a strategic direction of the alliance, and propose measures for improvement. This research aims to reveal the state of the online education sector in the BRICS countries in pre-pandemic and pandemic dynamics, assess its prospects as a strategic direction of the alliance, and propose measures for improvement. Paper investigates literacy rates in the BRICS countries and justifies the need to find tools to improve literacy and human development. The research analyzes the implementation of online primary, secondary, tertiary, and vocational education programs in the BRICS countries based on available international data. The authors assess the dynamics of the online education sector in the BRICS. Paper concludes acceleration of digitalization processes and online education in all BRICS countries. The research proposes measures aimed at mitigating the problems of low literacy in the BRICS countries through online educational platforms.