Abstract

The article is devoted to the urgent problem of modern education - distance learning. The main objective of the article is to substantiate and substantiate distance learning as a new form of education. The article analyzes the forms of education, provides the main directions of development of distance learning, shows the differences between distance learning and traditional. The problems solved by students and teachers in distance learning are highlighted. It is shown that the effectiveness of distance learning is determined by the use of pedagogical technologies that underlie the design and implementation of distance courses. It is concluded that distance learning can be considered as an independent form of education, because it has significant differences that cannot be implemented in a traditional form.