Development of Distance Education in Russia

The article discusses some aspects of modern distance education, which is developing against the background of globalization processes that impose new requirements on the subject of any field of activity, where the basic skills are: the ability to navigate the array of incoming information, the ability to act in conditions of lack of necessary data, the ability to create new information flows based on the information received and analyzed. Special attention is paid to the modern specialist, who requires constant updating of acquired knowledge and skills, which allows us to talk about the transition from the concept of "education for life" to the concept of "education through life".