Distance learning as an educational technology: development prospects and challenges of today

The objective of the research was to discuss distance education as a current and necessary object for contemporary education. The following research methods were used in the article: literature study, analysis, synthesis, methods of theoretical generalization. According to the solution research hypothesis, the following main tasks were: to define the concept of "distance learning"; to reveal the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning in education. It is concluded that: although there are disagreements about distance education as a tool in presential school; its use is a path of no return. Teachers and technicians must be equipped to update and use them in a common way in their daily lives