The article presents an assessment of the quality of online distance learning in a modern university, based on the scientific works of Russian and Hungarian authors; an overview of the methodological aspects of online teaching is given on the examples of six disciplines in three Russian and one Hungarian universities. The generally positive experience of using digital resources MS-Teams, Mirapolis, Zoom, etc. in teaching is complicated by the presence of some technical shortcomings. Because of this, when conducting online lectures, there is an unstable attention of students, and there are problems of objectivity of testing, while when conducting practical classes in a foreign language, it is difficult for a teacher to conduct an objective assessment of students' oral speech. The authors carried out a methodological adjustment of certain aspects of online distance learning in order to improve its quality. Identified and tested in pilot experiments are such methodological tools to enhance the attention of students and improve the effectiveness of lecture courses, such as elements of general interactivity, as well as interactivity using the algorithms of Kahoot and Mentimeter electronic systems. The use of these electronic systems makes it possible to more effectively use the significant potential that mobile phones, tablets, or personal computers of students represent to improve the quality of online learning. It is noted that interactive inclusions in the lecture contribute to the strengthening of students' voluntary attention. The methodological methods introduced by the lecturers for the individualization of teaching tasks in the discipline of pedagogy of higher education and double mini-testing in higher mathematics at PGUPS contributed to a better assimilation of lecture material by students. For practical classes in the discipline "foreign language in professional activity" at the Bonch-Bruevich University, a three-stage technology for independent work of students was developed using video auditing and mental mapping to prepare for communication during the classroom.