DISTANCE EDUCATION AS A FLEXIBLE FORM OF LEARNING IN THE MODERN SOCIETY OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION.

The modern world trends in the development of education are considered. The state and trends in the development of distance education abroad and in Ukraine are analyzed. Challenges and threats to the national interests of Ukraine in case of lagging behind in the field of distance learning are identified. Measures are proposed to spread distance education in Ukraine and increase its quality and accessibility. The article reveals the theoretical and methodological foundations of the innovative technology of the organization of the educational process - the distance learning system as one of the important factors of pedagogical interaction. The authors analyze the features of distance learning, determines its possibilities for optimizing the process of pedagogical interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]