DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE EDUCATION TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNIVERSITY

The relevance of online education in universities has been proven. The purpose of the study is to determine the areas of online education to ensure the functioning of the University. To achieve the goal, the following tasks are solved: – substantiation of theoretical provisions regarding the formation of online education; – highlighting the features of online education at the University. The relevance of online education in universities has been proven. The purpose of the study is to determine the areas of online education to ensure the functioning of the University. To achieve the goal, the following tasks are solved: – substantiation of theoretical provisions regarding the formation of online education; – highlighting the features of online education at the University. It was determined that information networks and Internet coverage are not always developed in populated areas in Ukraine. The processes of forming a stable WiFi network are becoming more complicated. This affects the development of distance education. Online education is formed and implemented through a set of educational information platforms through the use of organizational structures. The identified advantages of online education: access to the programs of the best teachers in the world; innovative and modern information, possibilities of using technologies, formation of theoretical and methodological approaches used by scientists; retrospective updating of information and software; the financial aspect, which is aimed at reducing the cost of the educational process; implementation of the principle of learning anywhere and anytime; the opportunity to apply different directions and approaches to learning. As a result of the study, the theoretical aspects of the formation and use of online education in universities were determined. Moreover, special attention is focused on the advantages and disadvantages of online education, taking into account the modern conditions of the educational process. It should be noted that the features of online education include: training of teachers according to modern conditions and information support; formation of technological aspects of the functioning of online education; ensuring the functioning of the university as an administrator of distance education; creation of online education service facilities; formation of financial aspects of the development of online education at the university; ensuring the quality of online education; formation of various models of implementation of the educational process with the use of online education: implementation only with the use of Internet technologies; mixed form, where the traditional form is combined with the use of information technologies; application of Internet technologies as an internal toolkit. As a result of the study, the theoretical aspects of the formation and use of online education in universities were determined. Moreover, special attention is focused on the advantages and disadvantages of online education, taking into account the modern conditions of the educational process. It should be noted that the features of online education include: training of teachers according to modern conditions and information support; formation of technological aspects of the functioning of online education; ensuring the functioning of the university as an administrator of distance education; creation of online education service facilities; formation of financial aspects of the development of online education at the university; ensuring the quality of online education; formation of various models of implementation of the educational process with the use of online education: implementation only with the use of Internet technologies; mixed form, where the traditional form is combined with the use of information technologies; application of Internet technologies as an internal toolkit. Keywords: оnline education, information support, information platforms, Internet technologies, models of the educational process.