Practical application and advantages of information technology training in the educational process of higher education

Abstract

           The article considers possibilities of application of information and communication technologies in higher education. The main objective of the article is to justify and substantiate distance learning as a new form of learning. In the article the analysis of forms of education, the main directions of development of distance learning, the differences of distance learning from the traditional. Highlighted problems to be solved by students and teachers in distance education. It is shown that the effectiveness of distance learning is determined by the use of pedagogical techniques that underlie the design and implementation of online courses. It is concluded that distance learning can be considered as an independent form of learning.