Discussion groups in interactive online education

The paper considers usage and effects of discussion groups in interactive online education. Using asynchronous discussion groups in a process of learning, students evaluate their knowledge and skills in the context of teaching program. There are suggested framework of usage of discussion groups in solving problems in cooperation with other students, members of their group, and receive feedback information, regarding results of their seminar and application activities. Discussion groups are used in seminar discussion and evaluation and in solving problems within computational exercises A survey about using discussion groups in education was conducted. The results of survey shown that combination of online and direct learning, makes teaching more interesting, and motivates students to learn and research.