Aspects of Distance Learning for Engineering Sciences

The article deals with advantages of distance education over the classical one. The deficiencies and difficulties of distance education programs in the field of the technical expertise have been revealed. It considers modern innovative study and research methods of mechanical and metallurgical processes to explain complex scientific problems of these areas by applicants of distance education. The publication contains concrete theoretical results obtained by the use of innovative computer technologies to study transportation processes in metal rolling. The results of modelling and forecasting programs have been described.