The article examines the role of information and communication technologies of distance learning. The problems connected with the spread of modern distance learning methods in Ukraine are considered. The situation on the Ukrainian market of educational services is analyzed, its influence on the dynamics of innovative processes in the education system is shown. The authors emphasize the importance of radical reformation of education in accordance with the needs of post-industrial society. Distance learning or e-learning is based on information technology and the Internet. It is determined that the use of remote technologies in the open possibilities of positive influence on the improvement of the quality of education, provides realization of the needs of future specialists in educational services, increases the professional mobility and activity. Remote technologies contribute to the formation of a single educational space within the framework of individualization of education in the mass of higher education. The development of information technology in the modern world has led to a revision of traditional approaches to the definition of promising forms of organization of educational process.