Comparative Analysis of Ways to Integrate Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet Into the Educational Process of Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The use of online platforms for educational purposes is a topical issue and detailed studies in this field are not sufficient. The purpose of the article is the comparative analysis of ways of integration of the dominant and popular Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet services into the educational process. The article describes the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts experience in the use of enumerated platforms in the learning process during the lockdown as well as in terms of the military aggression of the Russian army in 2022. The main scientific methods of the research: analysis, synthesis and empirical (SWOT analysis). The following issues were considered: digital tools used to solve educational tasks, analysis of possibilities and evaluation of the platforms, without specific characteristics of each platform. The results have shown that based on the analysis of the teachers’ practice, the Zoom platform was most frequently used, nevertheless Microsoft Teams has a significant potential for the further development, but its security mechanisms and general characteristics are still insufficiently evaluated.